30 Common Swedish Adjectives Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 26, 2013 in Vocabulary
It’s been a while since we looked at adjectives here on the blog. Steve wrote Adjectives and specificness in Swedish and Adjectives and specificness in Swedish, Part 2 about a year ago, so head over there for a look at the grammar behind adjectives. This post is simply going to be a vocabulary sheet looking at some of the most common adjectives in the Swedish language. If you’ve been studying Swedish for a while, you’ll probably already know them. If you’re new to the language, hopefully these 30 words will make your Swedish just a bit more fluent and just a bit richer. I’ve included the different forms of the adjective as well so you know which form to use with an EN word or an ETT word and which form to use with plurals. Good luck!
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billigt | billiga | billiga | billiga | billiga |
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dyrt | dyra | dyra | dyra | dyra |
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enkelt | enkla | enkla | enkla | enkla |
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fel | fel | fel | fel | fel |
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fult | fula | fula | fula | fula |
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fullt | fulla | fulla | fulla | fulla |
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gammalt | gamla | gamla | gamla | gamla |
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| hel | helt | hela | hela | hela | hela | whole | ||||||
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kallt | kalla | kalla | kalla | kalla |
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| kort | kort | korta | korta | korta | korta | short | ||||||
| lång | långt | långa | långa | långa | långa | long/tall | ||||||
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likt | lika | lika | lika | lika |
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litet | små | lilla | lilla | små |
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lugnt | lugna | lugna | lugna | lugna |
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nära | nära | nära | nära | nära |
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nytt | nya | nya | nya | nya |
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öppet | öppna | öppna | öppna | öppna |
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rätt | rätta | rätta | rätta | rätta |
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sent | sena | sena | sena | sena |
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snabbt | snabba | snabba | snabba | snabba |
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stängt | stängda | stängda | stängda | stängda |
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stort | stora | stora | stora | stora |
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tidigt | tidiga | tidiga | tidiga | tidiga |
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tomt | tomma | tomma | tomma | tomma |
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tungt | tunga | tunga | tunga | tunga |
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ungt | unga | unga | unga | unga |
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vackert | vackra | vackra | vackra | vackra |
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varmt | varma | varma | varma | varma |
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About the Author: Marcus Cederström
Marcus Cederström has been writing for the Transparent Swedish Blog since 2009. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Oregon, a Master's Degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a PhD in Scandinavian Studies and Folklore from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has taught Swedish for several years and still spells things wrong. So, if you see something, say something.
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@swedish learnner Glad to hear it!
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