Bedeutung
What someone is currently occupied with.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Asking 'Vad har du för dig?' is a key part of 'fika' culture. It's the polite way to show interest in a colleague's life without being too personal. In meetings, 'Jag har för mig...' is used to avoid sounding too aggressive when correcting someone. It's a 'softener'. Parents use 'Vad har ni för er?' as a gentle warning when children are too quiet, implying they know something is up. On social media like Instagram, people often caption photos of their hobbies with 'Det här har jag för mig idag' (This is what I'm up to today).
The 'Belief' Softener
Use 'Jag har för mig...' whenever you want to correct someone politely. It makes you sound like a master of Swedish social etiquette.
Pronoun Match
Always double-check your reflexive pronoun. 'Vi har för sig' sounds very strange to a Swede!
Bedeutung
What someone is currently occupied with.
The 'Belief' Softener
Use 'Jag har för mig...' whenever you want to correct someone politely. It makes you sound like a master of Swedish social etiquette.
Pronoun Match
Always double-check your reflexive pronoun. 'Vi har för sig' sounds very strange to a Swede!
The Suspicious Sig
If you say 'Vad har han för sig?' with a squinted eye, it immediately implies he's doing something sneaky.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun.
Vad har ni ____ för er ikväll?
The subject is 'ni' (you all), so the reflexive pronoun must be 'er'.
Which sentence means 'I think I remember his name'?
Select the correct option:
'Jag har för mig' is the idiom for 'I believe/think'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Hej! Vad har du för dig? B: ___________.
This is the standard way to say 'I'm not doing anything special'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You suspect your cat is eating your plants in the other room.
'Den' refers to the cat (utrum gender).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenVad har ni ____ för er ikväll?
The subject is 'ni' (you all), so the reflexive pronoun must be 'er'.
Select the correct option:
'Jag har för mig' is the idiom for 'I believe/think'.
A: Hej! Vad har du för dig? B: ___________.
This is the standard way to say 'I'm not doing anything special'.
You suspect your cat is eating your plants in the other room.
'Den' refers to the cat (utrum gender).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNot quite. 'Göra' is 'to do' (a specific action). 'Ha för sig' is more like 'to be occupied with' (a state of activity).
Yes! It's very common in Swedish offices to ask 'Har du mycket för dig?' to check someone's workload.
Because it's a reflexive verb. The action refers back to the subject, so we use reflexive pronouns (mig, dig, sig).
It can, but usually, when followed by 'att...', it means 'I think/believe'. Context is key!
It's neutral to informal. You can use it with friends, family, and colleagues, but maybe not in a legal document.
Hade för sig. Example: 'Vad hade du för dig igår?'
No, that changes the meaning to 'What do you have for yourself' (like a gift). Stick to 'Vad har du för dig'.
You can say 'Jag har något fuffens för mig'.
They are different. 'Få för sig' is when a new (often wrong) idea pops into your head. 'Ha för mig' is a belief you already hold.
Absolutely. It's one of the top 5 most useful idiomatic expressions for daily life.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Få för sig
similarTo suddenly get an idea or believe something (often wrong).
Ha för händer
specialized formTo be busy with a specific task.
Sysselsätta sig
synonymTo occupy oneself.
Hitta på
similarTo do something / To invent.
Ha sig
contrastTo behave badly or dramatically.
