How do you say “raise” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “raise” is att höja. Depending on the meaning you may also need resa, lyfta, befordra, orsaka.

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How to say “raise” in Swedish

The usual word is att höjaverb · put up, raise, increase

höja

att höja means “put up”, “raise”, “increase”. Present höjer, past höjde, supine höjt.

barnbidragen höjs vid årsskiftet

child allowance is to go up after New Year

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Other Swedish words for “raise”

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

att resaverb
travel, raise, put up, bring up
jag reser utomlands på semestern (I travel abroad on my holidays)
att lyftaverb
raise, take off, draw, withdraw
lyfta (på) luren (lift the receiver)
att befordraverb
raise, promote, send, transport
han befordrades till general (he was promoted to (be a) general)
att orsakaverb
cause
jordbävningen orsakade stora skador (the earthquake caused a great deal of damage)

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