"I have to get my wallet."
Translation:Jag måste hämta plånboken.
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It's me again with my "What is the difference" question. So, what is the difference between hämta och få? Why can't I say Jag måste få plånboken?
"Hämta" means pick up:
Jag måste hämta plånboken - I have to pick up my wallet
"Få" normally means receive or get:
Jag måste få plånboken ≈ I must have the wallet
So få can't mean that you're getting something yourself, only that you're receiving it?
Thank you! We have a very similar structure in Portuguese, in which we can say "na carteira" (i plånboken/in the wallet) and it is understood whose wallet you're referring to i.e. she keeps a picture in the wallet (her wallet implied) or I carry a flask in the pocket (my pocket; in Portuguese we would say no bolso, in Swedish i fickan). Just bringing it up in case other people here are also learning Portuguese
I wrote a super long comment about this here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/8369004 (hey, I think you've already read it!)
Yup, I have :D that's why my brain froze for a second and I took a second thought here because I wasn't completely sure :)
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Hämta sounds more like the English 3-in-1 verb 'to fetch': to go, to get and to bring back.
Hey can i ask this Behöver= currently needing Behöva= need Is this correct ?
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Why is "Jag ska hämta plånboken" not accepted? You have other examples where 'must' is translated as 'ska'.
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It accepted Jag måste få min planbok, which is literally correct, but is different in meaning from hämta plånboken..