heta

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Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: heta

Verb

heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)

1. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
   • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 29:16, page 28 (paragraph 3, line 30)

     Och Laban hadhe twå döttrar / the äldsta heet Lea / och the yngsta heet Rahel.

     (modernized) Och Laban hade två döttrar / den äldsta hette Lea / och den yngsta hette Rachel.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

   • 1969, Lasse Berghagen (lyrics and music), “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson”‎:

     Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän, när jag var ett litet barn.

     Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name [so was-called he]. Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend, when I was a little child.

   • 1989, Jakob Hellman (lyrics and music), “Hon har ett sätt”, in ...och stora havet‎:

     Och fråga efter hennes namn tror jag inte att jag ska. Jag är lite rädd att hon ska heta nåt som inte låter bra.

     And ask for her name I don't think I should [shall]. I'm a bit afraid she'll be called [that she shall be called] something [or "have a name," which sounds the same] that doesn't sound good.

   Vad heter du?

   What's your name? [What are-named you?]

   Vad heter det på svenska?

   What is it called in Swedish?

2. to be claimed (often of something dubious)

   I deras egen rapport heter det att de hade bygglov

   In their own report, they claim that they had a building permit

3. (obsolete) to call, to name; to command

Adjective

heta

1. inflection of het:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural