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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
lösa
- inflection of lös:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish lø̄sa, from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną.
Verb
lösa (present löser, preterite löste, supine löst, imperative lös)
- to solve (a problem)
Han kunde inte lösa det svåraste problemet- He couldn't solve the most difficult problem
- (reflexive) to work out (resolve itself, of a problem)
Oroa dig inte! Det löser sig.- Don't worry! It'll work out.
- (reflexive) to dissolve (of a substance)
Natriumklorid löser sig lätt i vatten- Sodium chloride dissolves easily in water
- (sometimes with upp) to dissolve (make something enter a solution)
Lös två teskedar salt i vattnet- Dissolve two teaspoons of salt in the water
- (sometimes with upp) to loosen ((of) something that binds)
lösa upp en knut- release a knot (knyta upp (“untie”) is more common)
- (by extension) to release, to set free
Conjugation
Conjugation of lösa (weak)
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