händelse
Swedish
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editEtymology
editFrom hända (“happen”) + -else (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
edithändelse c
- 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
editA 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
editDeclension of händelse
Derived terms
edit- gå händelserna i förväg
- händelseförlopp (“sequence of events, course of events”)
- händelsehorisont
- händelsevis
- olyckshändelse (“accident”)
- som av en händelse