slösar

Slösar is the present tense form of the Swedish verb slösa, meaning to waste or squander resources such as time, money, or energy. It is used to describe careless or inefficient use of something and carries a negative connotation. The verb can take direct objects (slösa pengar, slösa tid) and is often combined with bort to emphasize the wastefulness, as in slösa bort pengar or slösa bort tid. In passive form the expression det slösas med något is used, e.g., det slösas med vatten (water is wasted).

Usage examples illustrate the range of contexts. Hon slösar pengar på onödiga saker. Vi slösar bort vår tid när vi väntar utan anledning. Under torkan slösas mycket vatten bort i området. The construction with bort is common for stressing the waste of a resource.

Grammar notes: The present tense forms for all persons are jag slösar, du slösar, han/hon slösar, vi slösar, ni slösar, de slösar. The infinitive is slösa, the past tense is slösade, and the supine (used with har to form perfect) is slösat. The verb also appears in passive constructions such as det slösas.

Relation to related terms: The noun form slöseri denotes waste or wastefulness, as in ekonomiskt slöseri (economic waste). The concept is often framed in discussions of efficiency, budgeting, or environmental impact. Slösar itself is primarily a descriptive or evaluative verb rather than a standalone noun.