händelse
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hända (“happen”) + -else (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- an occurrence (something that happens)
- Jag vill dela med mig av en händelse i helgen
- I want to share a thing that happened this weekend
- an event, an incident, etc. (usually more idiomatic)
- en historisk händelse
- a historic event
- en tragisk händelse
- a tragic event
- en isolerad händelse
- an isolated incident
- en mycket sällsynt händelse
- a very rare event
- Det var en olyckshändelse
- It was an accident [misfortune event]
- (in "i händelse av") in case of, in the event of
- Synonym: vid
- I händelse av brand, krossa glaset
- In case of fire, break [the] glass
- i händelse av krig
- in the event of war
- (in some expressions) chance, accident, happenstance
- Vi möttes av en händelse
- We met by accident
- Av en händelse befann sig även hans ärkerival på festen
- By chance, his arch rival was also at the party
- Som av en händelse bär antagonisten i boken stora likheter med författarens exfru
- By curious coincidence [as if by chance], the antagonist of the book bears great similarities to the author's ex-wife [ironic]
- – Har du med dig ett varuprov? – Som av en händelse har jag det!
- – Do you have a product sample with you? – As it happens [as if by chance], I have! [jocular]
- Att dokumentären släpptes på tioårsdagen av bombdåden var en ren händelse och inte planerat
- That the documentary was released on the 10th anniversary of the bombings was pure coincidence and not planned
Usage notes
[edit]A thing that happens (or happened, more commonly). Usually notable, since it is less likely to be brought up otherwise, but neutral beyond that. "Occurrence" is a good match in being neutral, but a bad match for tone. "Event" is the most common translation, but sometimes sounds off, like in the first example.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of händelse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | händelse | händelsen | händelser | händelserna |
| Genitive | händelses | händelsens | händelsers | händelsernas |
Derived terms
[edit]- gå händelserna i förväg
- händelseförlopp (“sequence of events, course of events”)
- händelsehorisont
- olyckshändelse (“accident”)
- som av en händelse