Swedish Verbs
Verbs are a key part of any language. Below you find a list of some of the most important Swedish verbs to get started with. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Swedish. For even more verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Swedish at the end of the page.
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| to know | att veta (vet - visste - vetat) |
| to think | att tänka (tänker - tänkte - tänkt) |
| to come | att komma (kommer - kom - kommit) |
| to put | att lägga (lägger - lade - lagt) |
| to take | att ta (tar - tog - tagit) |
| to find | att hitta (hittar - hittade - hittat) |
| to listen | att lyssna (lyssnar - lyssnade - lyssnat) |
| to work | att arbeta (arbetar - arbetade - arbetat) |
| to talk | att prata (pratar - pratade - pratat) |
| to give | att ge (ger - gav - givit) |
| to like | att tycka om (tycker om - tyckte om - tyckt om) |
| to help | att hjälpa (hjälper - hjälpte - hjälpt) |
| to love | att älska (älskard - älskade - älskat) |
| to wait | att vänta (väntar - väntade - väntat) |
| to stand | att stå (står - stod -stått) |
| to sit | att sitta (sitter - satt - suttit) |
| to close | att stänga (stänger - stängde - stängt) |
| to open | att öppna (öppnar - öppnade - öppnat) |
| to lose | att förlora (förlora - förlorade - förlorat) |
| to win | att vinna (vinner - vann - vunnit) |
| to die | att dö (dör - dog - dött) |
| to live | att leva (lever - levde - levat) |
| to drink | att dricka (dricker - drack - druckit) |
| to eat | att äta (äter - åt - ätit) |
| to walk | att gå (går - gick - gått) |
Swedish Vocabulary Books
Learn Swedish - Quick / Easy / Efficient
This vocabulary book is a curated Swedish word frequency list with 2000 of the most common Swedish words and phrases. Following the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), this book is built to streamline the learning process by concentrating on the core words and sentence structures. The result is a unique book ideal for driven learners and language hackers.
Swedish Vocabulary Book
This Swedish vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases and is organized by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. It is well suited for learners of all levels who are looking for an extensive resource to improve their vocabulary or are interested in learning vocabularies in one particular area of interest.
Swedish Flashcards
Swedish Quizlet Flashcards
These Swedish flashcard sets contain 1300 of the most important Swedish vocabularies sorted by topic. Each set represents one topic which allows you to dive deeper into areas depending on your priorities and interests.