kostar

Kostar is the present tense form of the Swedish verb kosta, meaning "to cost." It is used to express the price of goods or services. For example, "Det kostar 199 kronor" translates to "It costs 199 kronor." In questions, the common phrasing is "Vad kostar det?" or "Hur mycket kostar det?"

The infinitive is kosta, the past tense is kostade, and the past participle is kostat. Kostar is a regular verb in its present tense, and in typical sentences it appears with an impersonal subject such as det, as in "Det kostar."

Kostar belongs to the Germanic language family and is cognate with similar verbs in Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and German (for example Danish koster, Dutch kosten, German kosten). The shared meaning across these languages is to require payment or to have a price.

In usage, cost expressions are usually followed by a currency unit, such as kronor, euro, or dollar. The construction often uses an impersonal subject—det—so that the sentence does not require a specific subject, as in "Det kostar." The form is widely understood in Swedish-speaking contexts and appears in everyday speech and writing when discussing prices.