Verb

uppfinna

invent

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Meaning

uppfinna is the Swedish word for invent — a verb you meet early when building Swedish vocabulary. Learn it in context with the example below, hear the pronunciation, then lock it into memory by playing it in the free LearnSwedishFast arcade game.

Example

Edison uppfann glödlampan.

Edison invented the light bulb.

Short, natural learner sentences—meant for memory, not dictionary citations.