Meaning of heta | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
2. to be claimed (often of something dubious)
3. to call, to name; to command
   obsolete

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Och Laban hadhe twå döttrar / the äldsta heet Lea / och the yngsta heet Rahel. (modernized) Och Laban hade två döttrar / den äldsta hette Lea / och den yngsta hette Rachel.”

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

“Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän när jag var ett litet barn.”

Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name [so was-named he]. Once [one time] he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose [it – redundant] was made of yarn [was of yarn]. Yes, he was my best friend when I was a little child.

“Och fråga efter hennes namn tror jag inte att jag ska. Jag är lite rädd att hon ska heta nåt som inte låter bra.”

And ask for her name I don't think I should [shall]. I'm a bit afraid she'll be called [that she shall be-named] something [or "have a name," which sounds the same] that doesn't sound good.

“Vad heter du?”

What's your name?

“Vad heter det på svenska?”

What is it called in Swedish?

“Landet Sri Lanka hette förr Ceylon.”

The country of Sri Lanka was formerly called Ceylon.

“I deras egen rapport heter det att de hade bygglov”

In their own report, they claim that they had a building permit

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