kosta på

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Swedish

Verb

kosta (present kostar på, preterite kostade på, supine kostat på, imperative kosta på)

  1. to pay for (to someone, of something)
    Föräldrarna kostade på henne en dyr cykel
    Her parents bought her an expensive bike
  2. (reflexive) to grant oneself
    Så dyrt är det inte. Det kan vi kosta på oss.
    It's not that expensive. We can grant ourselves that.
  3. (reflexive, figuratively) to bother oneself
    Han kostade inte ens på sig ett tack
    He couldn't even be bothered to say thanks
  4. to be taxing
    • 1924, Evert Taube (lyrics and music), “Sjuttonde balladen”‎performed by Cornelis Vreeswijk:
      Det kostar på att hålla fred, Gud vet, med den som tigger mig att jag skall sjunga
      It's taxing, God knows, to keep peace with the one who begs me to sing

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