| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att lösa | to … |
| Present | löser | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | löste | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har löst | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade löst | had …ed |
| Future | ska lösa / kommer att lösa | will … |
| Imperative | lös! | … ! |
| Past participle | lös | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | lösande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag löser, du löser, hon löser, vi löser, de löser. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How lösa conjugates
Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So lösa → löser, löste, löst.
Passive (s-form)
Swedish makes the passive by adding -s: the doer drops out and the thing acted on becomes the subject. Spoken Swedish often prefers bli + past participle (blev lös).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att lösas |
| Present | löss |
| Past | löstes |
| Supine | har lösts |
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