gömma

Gömma is a Swedish verb meaning to hide or conceal, including both physical objects and information. It is typically transitive, used with a direct object, and can also appear with a reflexive form as gömma sig to hide oneself. The action can refer to placing something out of sight, withholding information, or keeping something secret.

Conjugation and forms: Infinitive gömma; present tense gömmer; past tense gömde; supine gömt. The imperative form is göm. The past participle used as an adjective is gömd, as in en gömd skatt (a hidden treasure). In compound tenses it appears as har gömt, for example, Jag har gömt nyckeln (I have hidden the key).

Usage and phrases: Common constructions include gömma nycklarna i lådan (to hide the keys in the drawer) and gömma sig (to hide oneself). The phrasal verb gömma undan conveys the sense of stashing away or concealing something for later. Gömma can be extended to figurative concealment, such as gömma sanningar or gömma uppgifter, referring to withholding information or secrets.

Etymology and relation: The verb belongs to the Germanic language family and has cognates in other North Germanic languages, such as Danish gemme and Norwegian gjemme/gjemme (to hide). The Swedish form is historically linked to Old Norse and shares a common semantic core with related words in the region.

See also: concealment, hide-and-seek.