hitta

Faroese

Verb

hitta (third person singular past indicative hitti, third person plural past indicative hitt, supine hitt)

1. to meet

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hitta

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infinitive	hitta
present participle	hittandi
past participle a5	hittur
supine	hitt
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	hitti	hittir	hittir	hitta
past	hitti	hitti	hitti	hittu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	hitt!	—	hittið!

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Icelandic

Verb

hitta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hitti, supine hitt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to meet
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to hit ^syn.

Derived terms

• hitta naglann á höfuðið
• hittast

Synonyms

• (hit): ^def. hæfa

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *keyd- (“to fall, fall upon”). Cognate with Old English hittan.

Verb

hitta (singular past indicative hitti, plural past indicative hittu, past participle hittr)

1. to hit upon, meet
2. to hit, strike
3. to visit, see

Conjugation

Conjugation of hitta — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	hitta
present participle	hittandi
past participle	hittr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hitti	hitta
2nd-person singular	hittir	hittir
3rd-person singular	hittir	hitti
1st-person plural	hittum	hittum
2nd-person plural	hittið	hittuð
3rd-person plural	hitta	hittu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hitta	hitta
2nd-person singular	hittir	hittir
3rd-person singular	hitti	hitti
1st-person plural	hittim	hittim
2nd-person plural	hittið	hittið
3rd-person plural	hitti	hitti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hitt
1st-person plural	hittum
2nd-person plural	hittið

Conjugation of hitta — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	hittask
present participle	hittandisk
past participle	hittzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hittumk	hittumk
2nd-person singular	hittisk	hittisk
3rd-person singular	hittisk	hittisk
1st-person plural	hittumsk	hittumsk
2nd-person plural	hittizk	hittuzk
3rd-person plural	hittask	hittusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hittumk	hittumk
2nd-person singular	hittisk	hittisk
3rd-person singular	hittisk	hittisk
1st-person plural	hittimsk	hittimsk
2nd-person plural	hittizk	hittizk
3rd-person plural	hittisk	hittisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hittsk
1st-person plural	hittumsk
2nd-person plural	hittizk

Descendants

• Danish: hitte
• Faroese: hitta

• Icelandic: hitta
• Swedish: hitta

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Shabo

Verb

hitta

1. stand up

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hitta, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *keyd-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪtˌa/

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Verb

hitta (present hittar, preterite hittade, supine hittat, imperative hitta)

1. to find, to locate (an object); to stumble upon; to discover
2. to know one's way; to be able to locate places

Conjugation

Conjugation of hitta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	hitta	hittas
Present tense	hittar	hittas
Past tense	hittade	hittades
Supine	hittat	hittats
Imperative	hitta	—
Present participle	hittande
Past participle	hittad

Synonyms

• (to find an object): finna (slightly more formal)

Related terms

• hitta på
• hitta till
• hitta ut
• hittepå
• hittegods
• upphittad