handlar

Handlar is a Swedish verb form meaning to deal, to trade, or to shop, depending on context. As the third-person singular present tense of the verb handla, it appears in sentences such as hon handlar varor (she trades goods) or jag handlar mat (I am shopping for groceries). In everyday speech, handla is commonly used to describe both commercial activity and personal shopping.

In commerce, handla can mean to conduct business or to trade with others. A company might handla med importerade produkter (trade in imported products) or handla varor via en leverantör (buy goods from a supplier). In the consumer sense, handla often means to shop for goods or groceries: jag ska handla mat och dryck på affären (I will shop for food and drinks at the store).

Etymology and related terms: handla originates in a Germanic linguistic family, with cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Danish and Norwegian handel (trade). Related Swedish words include handlare (dealer or merchant) and handel (trade). The form handlar itself is widely used in standard Swedish and is a common verb across formal and informal registers.

Note: handlar is a Swedish term and not an English noun. In English translations, it corresponds to verbs such as “to deal,” “to trade,” and “to shop,” depending on the sentence context.