upphämtning
Swedish
Etymology
upp + hämta (“fetch, get”) + -ning
Noun
upphämtning c
- pickup, collection (of people or goods)
- Upphämtning sker i bussar vid stationen
- You will be picked up by buses at the train station
- catching up, gaining, recovery (in for example sports)
- Portugal har gjort en rejäl upphämtning i stafetten
- Portugal has caught up by a lot in the relay race
Usage notes
For picking up food ordered as take-out and consumer goods, avhämtning sounds better, as it emphasizes taking something "off"/"from" some place. Upphämtning emphasizes picking something "up."
Declension
| Declension of upphämtning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | upphämtning | upphämtningen | upphämtningar | upphämtningarna |
| Genitive | upphämtnings | upphämtningens | upphämtningars | upphämtningarnas |
References
- upphämtning in Svensk ordbok (SO)