The 100 most common Swedish words
vilja[ˇvɪlja] · verbNew
want
| present | vill |
| past | ville |
| supine | velat |
| pres. participle | viljande |
den[dɛn] · demonstrative pron.New
the, that, this
skola[ˇskuːla] · verbNew
must, be going to, want, shall
| definite singular | ska/skall |
| indefinite plural | skulle |
| definite plural | skolat |
eller[ɛlɛr] · conj.New
or
han[han] · personal pron.New
he
de[deː] · personal pron.New
they
när[næːr] · adv.New
when
ju[jɵ] · adv.New
filler word, rather
bara[ˇbɑːra] · adv.New
only
nu[nʉː] · adv.New
now
få[foː] · verbNew
get, be allowed to
| present | får |
| past | fick |
| supine | fått |
| pres. participle | fående |
| past part. (neuter) | fådd |
| past part. (common) | fått |
| past part. (plural) | fådda |
från[froːn] · prep.New
from
lite[ˇliːtɛ] · adv.New
a little
| present | mindre |
| past | minst |
vi[viː] · personal pron.New
we
hon[hʊnː] · personal pron.New
she
komma[ˇkɔmːa] · verbNew
come
| present | kommer |
| past | kom |
| supine | kommit |
| pres. participle | kommande |
| past part. (neuter) | kommen |
| past part. (common) | kommet |
| past part. (plural) | komna |
min[mɪnː] · possesive pron.New
my, mine
bli[bliː] · verbNew
become
| present | blir |
| past | blev |
| supine | blivit |
| pres. participle | blivande |
| past part. (neuter) | bliven |
| past part. (common) | blivet |
| past part. (plural) | blivna |
också[ɔkːsɔ] · adv.New
also
hur[hʉːr] · adv.New
how
mig[mɛj] · personal pron.New
me
vad[vɑː(d)] · adv.New
what
finnas[ˇfɪnas] · verbNew
exist, be there
| definite singular | finns |
| indefinite plural | fanns |
| definite plural | funnits |
då[doː] · adv.New
then
mycket[ˇmʏkːɛ(t)] · adv.New
much, very
| present | mer |
| past | mest |
efter[ɛfːtɛr] · prep.New
after
ha[hɑː] · verbNew
have
| present | har |
| past | hade |
| supine | haft |
| pres. participle | havande |
| past part. (neuter) | havd |
| past part. (common) | haft |
| past part. (plural) | havda |
och[ɔk] · conj.New
and
vara[ˇvɑːra] · verbNew
be
| present | är |
| past | var |
| supine | varit |
| pres. participle | varande |
| subjunctive | vore |
det[deː(t)] · personal pron.New
it, that
i[iː] · prep.New
in
jag[jɑː(g)] · personal pron.New
I
på[poː] · prep.New
on
att[atː] · subj.New
that
att[at] · New
to
infinitive marker
inte[ɪnːtɛ] · adv.New
not
en[ɛnː] · num.New
one, a, an
som[sɔmː] · subj.New
which, that
för[fœːr] · prep.New
for, to
bra[brɑː] · adj.New
good
| neuter | bra |
| plural | bra |
| definite | bra |
| comparative | bättre |
| superlative | bäst |
| superlative (masc.) | bästa |
med[meː(d)] · prep.New
with
av[ɑːv] · prep.New
from, of
så[soː] · subj.New
so
till[tɪ(lː)] · prep.New
to
man[manː] · indefinite pron.New
one, you
du[dʉː] · personal pron.New
you
second person singular
men[mɛnː] · conj.New
but
kunna[ˇkɵna] · verbNew
can, may
| definite singular | kan |
| indefinite plural | kunde |
| definite plural | kunnat |
om[ɔmː] · subj.New
if
om[ɔmː] · prep.New
about, around
ett[ɛtː] · num.New
one, a, an
något[ˇnoːgɔt] · quantitative pron.New
something
gå[goː] · verbNew
go
| present | går |
| past | gick |
| supine | gått |
| pres. participle | gående |
| past part. (neuter) | gången |
| past part. (common) | gånget |
| past part. (plural) | gångna |
dig[dɛj] · personal pron.New
you
obj. 2nd person sing.
säga[ˇsɛja] · verbNew
say, tell
| present | säger |
| past | sade |
| supine | sagt |
| pres. participle | sägande |
| past part. (neuter) | sagd |
| past part. (common) | sagt |
| past part. (plural) | sagda |
ni[niː] · personal pron.New
you
2nd person plural
två[tfoː] · num.New
two
idag[ɪˈdɑːg] · adv.New
today
där[dæːr] · adv.New
there
helt[heːlt] · adv.New
completely
dem[dɛm,dɔm] · New
them
se[seː] · verbNew
see
| present | ser |
| past | såg |
| supine | sett |
| pres. participle | seende |
| past part. (neuter) | sedd |
| past part. (common) | sett |
| past part. (plural) | sedda |
nu[nʉː] · adv.New
now
aldrig[ˇaldrɪ(g)] · adv.New
never
väl[vɛl] · adv.New
probably, I guess, right
många[ˇmɔŋa] · adj.New
many
plural of mången
sen[seːn] · adj.New
late
| neuter | sent |
| plural | sena |
| definite | sena |
| comparative | senare |
| superlative | senast |
| superlative (masc.) | senaste |
sen[sɛn] · adv.New
then, later
coll.
några[ˇnoːgra] · quantitative pron.New
a few
denna[ˇdɛnːa] · demonstrative pron.New
this
samma[ˇsama] · relational pron.New
same
honom[ˇhɔnːɔm] · personal pron.New
him
andra[ˇanːdra] · num.New
second
andra[ˇanːdra] · indefinite pron.New
other
utan[ʉːtan] · prep.New
without
innan[ɪnan] · conj.New
before
mot[muːt] · prep.New
towards, against
än[ɛn] · subj.New
than
kanske[ˇkaŋɕɛ,ˇkanɕɛ,ˇkanɧɛ] · adv.New
maybe, perhaps
veta[ˇveːta] · verbNew
know
| present | vet |
| past | visste |
| supine | vetat |
| pres. participle | vetande |
vid[viː(d),vɪ] · prep.New
by
under[ɵndɛr] · prep.New
under
måste[ˇmɔstɛ] · verbNew
must
| definite singular | måste |
| indefinite plural | måste |
| definite plural | måst |
Infinite form is missing. Construction with have almost never used.
här[hæːr] · adv.New
here
alla[ˇalːa] · quantitative pron.New
all
göra[ˇjœːra] · verbNew
do
| present | gör |
| past | gjorde |
| supine | gjort |
| pres. participle | görande |
| past part. (neuter) | gjord |
| past part. (common) | gjort |
| past part. (plural) | gjorda |
år[oːr] · nounNew
year
| definite singular | året |
| indefinite plural | år |
| definite plural | åren |
tycka[ˇtʏkːa] · verbNew
think, have an opinion
| present | tycker |
| past | tyckte |
| supine | tyckt |
| pres. participle | tyckande |
| past part. (neuter) | tyckt |
| past part. (common) | tyckt |
| past part. (plural) | tyckta |
tro[truː] · verbNew
believe
| present | tror |
| past | trodde |
| supine | trott |
| pres. participle | troende |
| past part. (neuter) | trodd |
| past part. (common) | trott |
| past part. (plural) | trodda |
Sverige[sværːjɛ] · proper nounNew
sweden
över[øːvɛr] · prep.New
over, past
dom[dɔm] · personal pron.New
they, them
coll.
detta[ˇdɛtːa] · demonstrative pron.New
this
själv[ɧɛlv] · relational pron.New
self
nog[nuːg] · adv.New
enough, probably, indeed, truly
även[ˇɛːvɛn] · adv.New
also, even
barn[bɑːɳ] · nounNew
child, kid
| definite singular | barnet |
| indefinite plural | barn |
| definite plural | barnen |
någon[ˇnoːgɔn] · quantitative pron.New
someone
sig[sɛj] · reflexive pron.New
oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
sin[sɪn] · possesive pron.New
his, hers, its, theirs
reflexie possessive pronoun
väl[vɛːl] · adv.New
well