live, reside
ha sin bostad
A1v.One of the 1,000 most common Swedish words · ranked about 290th in SveLingo's Swedish frequency list. Frequency and CEFR level come from different sources and can disagree.
bo
/ˈbuː/live, resideha sin bostad
Meanings
Definitions
Examples
Nu bor vi i det nya huset.
Now we live in the new house.
Han bor här i stan.
He lives in this town.
Bor i Göteborg och lär måla fortfarande.
Lives in Gothenburg and still learns to paint.
Jag bor i Stockholm.
I live in Stockholm.
Jag tänkte att han kunde bo här.
I thought he could stay here.
Jag bor inte här.
I don't live here.
Inflection
Word Forms
Pattern
- Preterite: a short verb that does not end in -a takes -dde → bodde. The Past: Preterite and Supine
Connections
Learning Connections
Word family
bolive, reside to boningdwellingbolive, reside to sambocohabiting partner
Common phrases
bo i — live in (to reside in a place or area)
Detaljplanerade samhällen tycks bli omänskliga att bo i. 精心规划的社区似乎让人无法居住。
bo med — live with (to reside together with someone)
I den stugan skulle han bo med Karin.
bo kvar — stay behind, remain (to continue to live in a place, especially after others have left)
Många av dem får lov att bo kvar hos föräldrarna. Many of them are allowed to stay with their parents.
Quick answers
Snabba svar
Bo betyder “live, reside” på engelska — ha sin bostad.
Böjning av bo: bor (presens), bodde (preteritum), bott (supinum).Verbgrupper →
Preteritum av bo är bodde.
Uttal: /ˈbuː/ — lyssna på det inspelade uttalet av bo.