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
Conjugation
Conjugation of sätta sig in (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
Usage notes
Uses the preposition i ("Sätta sig in i ...") to specify the thing someone's acquainting themselves with.
Related terms
- insatt