How do you say “destroy” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “destroy” is att förstöra. Depending on the meaning you may also need förinta, ödelägga, rasera, förgöra.

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How to say “destroy” in Swedish

The usual word is att förstöraverb · destroy

förstöra

att förstöra means “destroy”. Present förstör, past förstörde, supine förstört.

förstöra stämningen

spoil the atmosphere

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Which is the Swedish for “destroy”?

Other Swedish words for “destroy”

English “destroy” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

att förintaverb
annihilate, destroy
hon förintade mig med sin blick (she annihilated me with a look)
att ödeläggaverb
ravage, lay waste, destroy
staden ödelades av en jordbävning (the town was destroyed (devastated) by an earthquake)
att raseraverb
destroy, demolish
en by som raserats under kriget (a village that was destroyed (razed) in the war)
att förgöraverb
destroy, put to death
prinsen red ut för att förgöra draken (the prince rode away to slay the dragon)

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