What is the past tense of kosta in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of kosta is kostade, the same for every person: jag kostade, du kostade, vi kostade. Example from our stories: “Det kostade pengar och tid.”

What is the supine of kosta?

kostat. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har kostat, jag hade kostat.

Is kosta a regular verb?

Yes. kosta follows group 1 (-ar, -ade): kostar, kostade, kostat.

kosta Conjugation: Swedish Verb “cost”

Form	Swedish	English pattern
Infinitive	att kosta	to …
Present	kostar	I …, he …s
Past (preteritum)	kostade	I …ed
Supine (perfect)	har kostat	have …ed
Past perfect	hade kostat	had …ed
Future	ska kosta / kommer att kosta	will …
Imperative	kosta!	… !
Present participle	kostande	…ing

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag kostar, du kostar, hon kostar, vi kostar, de kostar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How kosta conjugates

Group 1 is the largest and most regular group. The infinitive ends in -a, the present adds -r, the past adds -de and the supine adds -t: tala → talar, talade, talat. New verbs that enter Swedish (googla, chatta) almost always join this group. So kosta → kostar, kostade, kostat.

Meanings and examples

Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective

Phrases with kosta

Swedish builds many meanings by adding a particle (upp, ut, på, om) or a fixed phrase. These are the ones the dictionary lists:

kosta på sig ("unna sig") en ny rocktreat oneself to ("allow oneself to purchase") a new coat

kosta in real stories

Sentences from the Smisli reading library where this verb appears:

Det kostade pengar och tid.Bageriet på hörnet, episode 4
Kaffet kostade femtio kronor.Ny i Stockholm, episode 1

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