sälja

Sälja is a Swedish verb meaning to transfer ownership of something in exchange for payment. It is used as a transitive verb, typically with a direct object such as a product, a service, or a right. The word appears in everyday language as well as in business, commerce, and online marketplaces, and it can refer to selling items domestically or internationally, as well as selling services or licenses.

Conjugation and forms: the infinitive is sälja. In present tense, the form is säljer (examples: jag säljer, du säljer, han säljer, vi säljer, ni säljer, de säljer). The past tense is sålde. The supine form, used to form perfect tenses, is sålt (as in har sålt). The past participle used as an adjective is såld, for example den sålda bilen. The imperative form is sälj. Svenska verbs form compound tenses with har/hade + sålt to express perfect and pluperfect, as in har sålt eller hade sålt.

Usage notes and related terms: sälja is commonly paired with prepositions such as till or av in various collocations (sälja till någon, sälja av till ett annat företag). Related nouns include försäljning (sales), säljare (seller), and försäljare (salesperson). The adjective säljbar means sellable, and the term omförsäljning refers to reselling. The verb aligns with cognate forms in other North Germanic languages, such as Danish sælge and Norwegian selge.

Etymology: sälja is a core North Germanic verb meaning to sell and is etymologically related to Danish sælge and Norwegian selge, with a long-standing presence in Swedish as part of common commercial vocabulary.