How do you say “lose” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “lose” is att förlora. Depending on the meaning you may also need mista, tappa, missa.

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How to say “lose” in Swedish

The usual word is att förloraverb · lose

förlora

att förlora means “lose”. Present förlorar, past förlorade, supine förlorat.

förlora en match

lose a match

Full entry for förlora

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Other Swedish words for “lose”

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

att mistaverb
lose, do without
mista synen (lose one's sight)
att tappaverb
drop, draw
tappa kontrollen över utvecklingen (lose control of a situation)
att missaverb
miss
missa inte den filmen! (don't miss that film!)

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