hit/dit
Here/there (Direction)
hit = to here (movement)
dit = to there (movement)
How It Works
Hit and dit are adverbs of direction. They answer the question 'where to?' (vart?). They commonly combine with verbs of movement, such as gå (go), komma (come), åka (travel), or flytta (move).
The most important distinction to learn is between direction and location:
Think of it like this:
• If you are asking someone to come to you, you say: Kom hit!
• If you are describing that someone is with you, you say: Han är här.
Similarly:
• If you are suggesting you both go to the park, you say: Ska vi gå dit?
• If you are pointing out that the park is over on the other side of the street, you say: Parken är där.
A motion verb may be understood: Jag vill dit (I want to go there). Direction can also concern looking rather than bodily travel: Titta hit! (Look this way!).
Examples (5)
- Kom hit, snälla!
Come here, please!
Word by Word: Come here, please!
- Vi åker dit imorgon.
We are going there tomorrow.
Word by Word: We travel there tomorrow.
- När flyttade du hit?
When did you move here?
Word by Word: When moved you here?
- Jag vill inte gå dit.
I don't want to go there.
Word by Word: I want not go there.
- Kan du skicka bollen hit?
Can you pass the ball here?
Word by Word: Can you send the ball here?
Common Mistakes
Using 'här' for movement 'to here'
Kan du komma här?Kan du komma hit?For the intended invitation to come to the speaker’s location, use hit. The distinction concerns destination versus location, not a rule that every use of komma automatically requires hit.
Using 'där' for movement 'to there'
Vi ska åka där på semester.Vi ska åka dit på semester.Dit names the holiday destination. Åka där can be grammatical when där describes the place where travelling happens; it does not itself express travelling to that destination.
How It Connects
Learn This First
To understand 'hit' and 'dit', you first need to know the static equivalents 'här' and 'där'. Since 'hit' and 'dit' indicate movement toward a place, you should also be familiar with basic verbs of motion and the general concept of location versus direction in Swedish.
Related Patterns
- var/vartWhere (Location/direction)
The question words for location and direction. 'Var?' (where?) asks about location and is answered with 'här/där'. 'Vart?' (where to?) asks about direction and is answered with 'hit/dit'.
Level 1 - hem/hemmaHome (Direction/location)
Another pair that follows the same location vs. direction logic. 'hemma' means 'at home' (location), while 'hem' means '(to) home' (direction).
Level 1 - in/inneIn (Direction/location)
This pair also demonstrates the location vs. direction concept. 'inne' means 'inside' (location), while 'in' means 'into' (direction).
Level 1 - ut/uteOut (Direction/location)
Similar to other location/direction pairs. 'ute' means 'outside' (location), while 'ut' means '(to the) outside' (direction).
Level 1
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