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100 essential Swedish verbs

100 Swedish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

Swedish	English
säga	to say
läsa	to read
skratta	to laugh
döda	to kill
se	to see
vara	to be
hjälpa	to help
gå	to go
ha	to have
skapa	to create
göra	to do
slutföra	to finish
spela	to play
betala	to pay
hålla	to hold
dra	to pull
komma	to come
leva	to live
tro	to believe
måste	to have to
ge	to give
gå in	to enter
vinna	to win
behålla	to keep
äta	to eat
lägga	to put
gå upp	to go up
dö	to die
öppna	to open
tala	to speak
ge sig av	to leave
passera	to pass
tänka	to think
förlora	to lose
bära	to carryHave on you, carry around
ge tillbaka	to give back
stanna	to stayNot change place or state
veta	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
servera	to serve
gå ut	to go out
följa	to follow
falla	to fall
sälja	to sell
skriva	to write
undvika	to avoid
köpa	to buy
lägga till	to add
ropa	to call
komma fram	to arrive
stoppa	to stop
ändra	to change
välja	to choose
räkna	to countWork out how many there are
bli	to becomeChange from one state to another
skicka	to send
försöka	to try
lämna	to leave behind
visa	to show
erhålla	to obtain
glömma	to forget
kunna	to be able to
ta	to take
gå hem	to go home
komma tillbaka	to come back
le	to smile
hitta	to find
vilja	to want
lyssna	to listen
vänta	to waitBe patient, let time pass
leta efter	to look for
fråga	to ask
försvara	to defend
förhindra	to prevent
höra	to hear
dela	to share
skydda	to protect
förbereda	to prepare
få	to receive
titta på	to watch
svara	to answer
använda	to use
lära sig	to learn
nå	to reach
börja	to start
känna	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
fortsätta	to continue
förklara	to explain
tillåta	to allow
ansluta sig	to join
hitta igen	to find again
förstå	to understand
ge råd	to advise
bygga	to build
träffa	to meet
arbeta	to work
undra	to wonder
komma ihåg	to recall
minnas	to remember
älska	to love
dricka	to drink

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What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Swedish words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 essential Swedish verbs

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