välja — to choose

välja is the #206 most common word in Swedish, a verb. It means “to choose” and is pronounced /²vɛlːja/.

#206frequency rank

0.05%of everyday Swedish text

Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of välja

Form	What it is	Meaning
väljer	present	choose
valde	past	chose
valt	supine	(have) chosen
välj	command	choose!
välja	infinitive	to choose
väljas	infinitive · passive	to be chosen
valts	supine · passive	(have) been chosen
väljs	present · passive	be chosen
väljes	present · passive	be chosen
valdes	past · passive	was chosen
välje	subjunctive present	choose
valde	subjunctive past	chose
väljes	subjunctive present · passive	be chosen
valdes	subjunctive past · passive	was chosen
väljande	-ing form	choosing
vald	past participle	chosen