inhämtar

Inhämtar is a Swedish verb meaning to obtain, retrieve, or collect information, data, or material by gathering from various sources. It is used in formal, administrative, and research contexts when information is collected systematically rather than directly observed. The noun form is inhämtning, and the related process is often described as data collection or information gathering. The present tense form is inhämtar; the past tense is inhämtade; the supine is inhämtat, and with auxiliary have in perfect tense one can say har inhämtat.

Etymology and usage notes: The verb is formed with the prefix in- attached to hämta (to fetch, retrieve), giving the sense of bringing information in from outside sources. Inhämtar conveys a deliberate, formal data gathering from multiple sources, and is common in statistics, public administration, research, and journalism. It tends to be more formal than synonyms such as samlar in or hämtar in, although choice of term can depend on register and nuance.

Examples: En myndighet inhämtar uppgifter från kommunerna. Forskaren inhämtar data från flera databaser.

See also: Samla in, Hämtning, Inhämtning, Datainsamling.