sätta sig in
Swedish
Verb
sätta sig in (present sätter sig in, preterite satte sig in, supine satt sig in, imperative sätt sig in)
- to study something in order to familiarize oneself with it; to acquaint oneself with something
- Jag måste sätta mig in i hur systemen kommunicerar
- I need to acquaint myself with how the systems communicate
- Har du satt dig in i brottsmålet?
- Have you familiarized yourself with the criminal case?
- to imagine what something is like for someone else; to put oneself in someone's shoes
- Jag kan sätta mig in i hans situation
- I can imagine what it's like to be in his situation
Usage notes
Uses the preposition i ("Sätta sig in i ...") to specify the thing someone's acquainting themselves with.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sätta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | sätta sig in | — | ||
Supine | satt sig in | — | ||
Imperative | sätt sig in | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | sätten sig in | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sätter sig in | satte sig in | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | sätta sig in | satte sig in | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | sätte sig in | satte sig in | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | — | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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