lösa

• IPA^(key): /²løːsa/, [²l̪øə̯s̪a]

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• Rhymes: -²øːsa

lösa

1. inflection of lös:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

From Old Swedish lø̄sa, from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną.

lösa (present löser, preterite löste, supine löst, imperative lös)

1. to solve (a problem)

   Han kunde inte lösa det svåraste problemet

   He couldn't solve the most difficult problem

2. (reflexive) to work out (resolve itself, of a problem)

   Oroa dig inte! Det löser sig.

   Don't worry! It'll work out.

3. (reflexive) to dissolve (of a substance)

   Natriumklorid löser sig lätt i vatten

   Sodium chloride dissolves easily in water

4. (sometimes with upp) to dissolve (make something enter a solution)

   Lös två teskedar salt i vattnet

   Dissolve two teaspoons of salt in the water

5. (sometimes with upp) to loosen ((of) something that binds)

   lösa upp en knut

   release a knot (knyta upp (“untie”) is more common)

6. (by extension) to release, to set free

• lösa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lösa sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lösa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lösa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• slöa, söla