Understanding and changing (fatta, förändra, hamna)

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to get it, to grasp (informal)
fatta
Now I get what you mean.
Nu fattar jag vad du menar.
He never grasped why she was crying.
Han fattade aldrig varför hon grät.
to know of, to be aware of
känna till
I am aware of the problem.
Jag känner till problemet.
Do you know of this song?
Känner du till den här låten?
to count
räkna
The children count to twenty.
Barnen räknar till tjugo.
She counted the money twice.
Hon räknade pengarna två gånger.
to study (formal, at university)
studera
My sister is studying medicine.
Min syster studerar medicin.
He studied in Sweden for three years.
Han studerade i Sverige i tre år.
to meet (encounter, come face to face)
möta
We met a bear in the forest.
Vi mötte en björn i skogen.
I will meet you at the station.
Jag möter dig vid stationen.
to hate
hata
I hate waiting.
Jag hatar att vänta.
She hated the cold in the north.
Hon hatade kylan i norr.
to stop (something); to put, stuff
stoppa
The police stopped the car.
Polisen stoppade bilen.
Put the letter in the bag.
Stoppa brevet i väskan.
to end up, to land
hamna
We ended up in the wrong city.
Vi hamnade i fel stad.
How did the key end up under the sofa?
Hur hamnade nyckeln under soffan?
to transform, change fundamentally
förändra
The war transformed the country.
Kriget förändrade landet.
A single decision can change everything.
Ett enda beslut kan förändra allt.
to calm (someone) down
lugna
The teacher calmed the class down.
Läraren lugnade klassen.
The music calms me.
Musiken lugnar mig.

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