Verbs in Swedish

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Swedish verbs list below will help you learn common Swedish verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Swedish. For even more Swedish verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Swedish at the end of the page.

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Basic Swedish Verbs
Swedish Action Words
Movements in Swedish
Swedish Business Verbs

Basic Swedish Verbs

English	Swedish
to open in Swedish	att öppna (öppnar - öppnade - öppnat)
to close in Swedish	att stänga (stänger - stängde - stängt)
to sit in Swedish	att sitta (sitter - satt - suttit)
to stand in Swedish	att stå (står - stod -stått)
to know in Swedish	att veta (vet - visste - vetat)
to think in Swedish	att tänka (tänker - tänkte - tänkt)
to win in Swedish	att vinna (vinner - vann - vunnit)
to lose in Swedish	att förlora (förlora - förlorade - förlorat)
to ask in Swedish	att fråga (frågar - frågade - frågat)
to answer in Swedish	att svara (svarad - svarade - svarat)
to help in Swedish	att hjälpa (hjälper - hjälpte - hjälpt)
to like in Swedish	att tycka om (tycker om - tyckte om - tyckt om)
to kiss in Swedish	att kyssa (kysser - kysste - kysst)
to eat in Swedish	att äta (äter - åt - ätit)
to drink in Swedish	att dricka (dricker - drack - druckit)

Swedish Action Words

English	Swedish
to take in Swedish	att ta (tar - tog - tagit)
to put in Swedish	att lägga (lägger - lade - lagt)
to find in Swedish	att hitta (hittar - hittade - hittat)
to steal in Swedish	att stjäla (stjäl - stal - stulit)
to kill in Swedish	att döda (dödar - dödade - dödat)
to fly in Swedish	att flyga (flyger - flög - flugit)
to attack in Swedish	att attackera (attackerar - attackerade - attackerat)
to defend in Swedish	att försvara (försvarar - försvarade - försvarat)
to fall in Swedish	att falla (faller - föll - fallit)
to choose in Swedish	att välja (väljer - valde - valt)

Movements in Swedish

English	Swedish
to run in Swedish	att springa (springer - sprang - sprungit)
to swim in Swedish	att simma (simmar - simmade - simmat)
to jump in Swedish	att hoppa (hoppar - hoppade - hoppat)
to pull in Swedish	att dra (drar - drog - dragit)
to push in Swedish	att trycka (trycker - tryckte - tryckt)
to throw in Swedish	att kasta (kastar - kastade - kastat)
to crawl in Swedish	att krypa (kryper - kröp - krupit)
to fight in Swedish	att slåss (slår - slogs - slagits)
to catch in Swedish	att fånga (fångar - fångade - fångat)
to roll in Swedish	att rulla (rullar - rullade - rullat)

Swedish Business Verbs

English	Swedish
to buy in Swedish	att köpa (köper - köpte - köpt)
to pay in Swedish	att betala (betalar - betalade - betalat)
to sell in Swedish	att sälja (säljer - sålde - sålt)
to study in Swedish	att studera (studerar - studerade - studerat)
to call in Swedish	att ringa (ringer - ringde - ringt)
to read in Swedish	att läsa (läser - läste - läst)
to write in Swedish	att skriva (skriver - skrev - skrivit)
to calculate in Swedish	att räkna ut (räknar ut - räknade ut - räknat ut)
to measure in Swedish	att mäta (mäter - mätte - mätt)
to earn in Swedish	att tjäna (tjänar - tjänade - tjänat)
to count in Swedish	att räkna (räknar - räknade - räknat)
to scan in Swedish	att skanna (skannar - skannade - skannat)
to print in Swedish	att skriva ut (skriver ut - skrev ut - skrivit ut)

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Verbs in Swedish

Basic Swedish Verbs

Swedish Action Words

Movements in Swedish

Swedish Business Verbs

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