How do you say “visit” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “visit” is att besöka. Depending on the meaning you may also need besök, träff.

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How to say “visit” in Swedish

The usual word is att besökaverb · call on, visit

besöka

att besöka means “call on”, “visit”. Present besöker, past besökte, supine besökt.

i somras besökte vi våra släktingar i Grekland

last summer we visited our relatives in Greece

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Other Swedish words for “visit”

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

ett besöknoun
visit, stay, call
vi fick besök av en vän (we received a visit from a friend)
en träffnoun
date, meeting, hit
Jag tror det där var en träff. Jag ska gå till måltavlan och kika. (I think that was a hit. I'm gonna go over to the target and check.)

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