Reciprocal verbs (ses, hörs, träffas)

In Swedish, adding an -s to the end of an active verb can change its meaning to show that two or more people are performing the action with each other. These are called reciprocal verbs.

Seeing and Meeting Each Other

To talk about meeting up, you will frequently use ses (to see each other) and träffas (to meet each other).

We will meet at the place.
Vi ska ses på platsen.
They often meet at the restaurant.
De träffas ofta på restaurangen.

Keeping in Touch

When you want to say "talk to you later," Swedish uses hörs (literally "to hear from each other"). It is often paired with the phrase att hålla kontakten (to keep in touch).

We will talk later!
Vi hörs senare!
We'll keep in touch and talk tomorrow.
Vi håller kontakten och hörs imorgon.

Gathering and Agreeing

Other common reciprocal verbs involve coming together as a group, such as samlas (to gather) and enas om (to agree on something).

The large groups are gathering in the square.
De stora grupperna samlas på torget.
They agree on the proposal.
De enas om förslaget.

Physical Affection

Physical interactions like hugging naturally work well as reciprocal actions. Use kramas to say "to hug each other."

Do you usually hug?
Brukar ni kramas?
Hugging after the date is nice.
Att kramas efter dejten är trevligt.
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