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verb

mörda

murder

Definition & meaning

Mörda means to murder: to deliberately and unlawfully kill a person.

It can also be used figuratively for destroying or ruining something, especially an activity or mood.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Verb: mörda – mördade – mördat
  • Imperative: mörda
  • Related to mord (“murder”) and mördare (“murderer”).
  • The word comes from an older Germanic root connected with killing.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • döda — “to kill”; broader than mörda and does not necessarily imply murder.
  • dräpa — “to slay” or “kill”; often literary or legal in tone.
  • skona — “to spare”; an opposite in the sense of choosing not to kill someone.
  • rädda — “to save”; an opposite when preserving someone’s life.

Common phrases & collocations

  • mörda någon — to murder someone.
  • bli mördad — to be murdered.
  • mörda stämningen — to kill the mood, figuratively.

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Examples

Han tänker inte mörda någon.verb

He is not going to murder anyone.

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