älska — to love

älska is the #224 most common word in Swedish, a verb. It means “to love” and is pronounced /ˈɛlˌska/.

#224frequency rank

0.05%of everyday Swedish text

Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of älska

Form	What it is	Meaning
älskar	present	love
älskade	past	loved
älskat	supine	(have) loved
älska	command	love!
älska	infinitive	to love
älskas	infinitive · passive	to be loved
älskats	supine · passive	(have) been loved
älskas	present · passive	be loved
älskades	past · passive	was loved
älske	subjunctive present	love
älskade	subjunctive past	loved
älskes	subjunctive present · passive	be loved
älskades	subjunctive past · passive	was loved
älskande	-ing form	loving
älskad	past participle	loved