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- "Hon kommer efter honom."
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I am a native speaker and "She comes after him" is a good and literal translation. This then of course can have different meanings depending on context e.g.:
1 - She follows him
2 - She comes after him, - like B comes after A
3 - She is falling behind (e.g. in a race)
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In German, you can say sie kommt nach ihrem Vater meaning that her appearance or habits or talents or gestures resemble her father's.
1224
I am a swede and I think, in the right context, as in English, it can even mean that she is pursuing him with some kind of intention if/when she catch up.
1224
From what we know it only means that "She is coming after him."
But just as in English we can try to imagine why she is doing that and what her intentions are.
- Perhaps she is behind him in some kind of race?
- Maybe he came in first and she is arriving a little bit later?
- It could be about the alphabetical order of their names?
- Or maybe she is following him and if she catch up she intend to kill / kiss / beat / tickle him?
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Or, "She could be coming after him with a rolling pin!" ("Hon följer honom med en kavel").