sätta sig in

Swedish

Verb

sätta sig in (present sätter sig in, preterite satte sig in, supine satt sig in, imperative sätt sig in)

  1. 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?
  2. 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

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.