Most Common Swedish Words: 101–200
själv[ɧɛlːv] · relational pron.New
self
människa[ˇmɛnːɪɧa] · nounNew
human being, person
[ˇmɛnːɪɧa] · noun
| definite singular | människan |
| indefinite plural | människor |
| definite plural | människorna |
land[lanːd] · nounNew
country, land
[lanːd] · noun
| definite singular | landet |
| indefinite plural | länder |
| definite plural | länderna |
svensk[svɛnːsk] · adj.New
Swedish
[svɛnːsk] · adj.
| neuter | svenskt |
| plural | svenska |
| definite | svenska |
| comparative | svenskare |
| superlative | svenskast |
| superlative (definite) | svenskaste |
fråga[ˇfroːga] · nounNew
question
[ˇfroːga] · noun
| definite singular | frågan |
| indefinite plural | frågor |
| definite plural | frågorna |
oss[ɔsː] · personal pron.New
us, ourselves
tro[truː] · verbNew
to believe
[truː] · verb
| present | tror |
| past | trodde |
| supine | trott |
| pres. participle | troende |
| past part. (common) | trodd |
| past part. (neuter) | trott |
| past part. (plural) | trodda |
| imperative | tro |
el[eːl] · nounNew
electricity
[eːl] · noun
| definite singular | elen |
tycka[ˇtʏkːa] · verbNew
to think, to have an opinion
[ˇtʏkːa] · verb
| present | tycker |
| past | tyckte |
| supine | tyckt |
| pres. participle | tyckande |
| past part. (common) | tyckt |
| past part. (neuter) | tyckt |
| past part. (plural) | tyckta |
| imperative | tyck |
Tycka att introduces an opinion: Jag tycker att boken är bra. Tycka om means like: Jag tycker om boken.
kommentar[kɔmɛnˈtɑːr] · nounNew
comment
[kɔmɛnˈtɑːr] · noun
| definite singular | kommentaren |
| indefinite plural | kommentarer |
| definite plural | kommentarerna |
veta[ˇveːta] · verbNew
to know
[ˇveːta] · verb
| present | vet |
| past | visste |
| supine | vetat |
| pres. participle | vetande |
| imperative | vet |
idag[ɪˈdɑː(g)] · adv.New
today
försöka[fœˈʂøːka] · verbNew
to try
[fœˈʂøːka] · verb
| present | försöker |
| past | försökte |
| supine | försökt |
| pres. participle | försökande |
| past part. (common) | försökt |
| past part. (neuter) | försökt |
| past part. (plural) | försökta |
| imperative | försök |
behöva[bɛˈhøːva] · verbNew
to need
[bɛˈhøːva] · verb
| present | behöver |
| past | behövde |
| supine | behövt |
| pres. participle | behövande |
| past part. (common) | behövd |
| past part. (neuter) | behövt |
| past part. (plural) | behövda |
| imperative | behöv |
samma[ˇsamːa] · relational pron.New
same
mellan[ˇmɛlːan] · prep.New
between
känna[ˇɕɛnːa] · verbNew
to feel
[ˇɕɛnːa] · verb
| present | känner |
| past | kände |
| supine | känt |
| pres. participle | kännande |
| past part. (common) | känd |
| past part. (neuter) | känt |
| past part. (plural) | kända |
| imperative | känn |
Use känna sig to describe a state: Jag känner mig trött. The reflexive form changes with the subject: du känner dig, hon känner sig.
läsa[ˇlɛːsa] · verbNew
to read
[ˇlɛːsa] · verb
| present | läser |
| past | läste |
| supine | läst |
| pres. participle | läsande |
| past part. (common) | läst |
| past part. (neuter) | läst |
| past part. (plural) | lästa |
| imperative | läs |
ro[ruː] · verbNew
to row
[ruː] · verb
| present | ror |
| past | rodde |
| supine | rott |
| pres. participle | roende |
| past part. (common) | rodd |
| past part. (neuter) | rott |
| past part. (plural) | rodda |
| imperative | ro |
kanske[ˇkaŋːɕɛ] [ˇkanːɕɛ] [ˇkanːɧɛ] · adv.New
maybe, perhaps
lik[liːk] · adj.New
alike
[liːk] · adj.
| neuter | likt |
| plural | lika |
| definite | lika |
låta[ˇloːta] · verbNew
to let
[ˇloːta] · verb
| present | låter |
| past | lät |
| supine | låtit |
| pres. participle | låtande |
| imperative | låt |
olik[ˇuːliːk] · adj.New
different, unlike, unalike
[ˇuːliːk] · adj.
| neuter | olikt |
| plural | olika |
| definite | olika |
| comparative | olikare |
| superlative | olikast |
| superlative (definite) | olikaste |
sådan[ˇsoːdan] [sɔnː] · demonstrative pron.New
that kind of
sätt[sɛtː] · nounNew
way, manner
[sɛtː] · noun
| definite singular | sättet |
| indefinite plural | sätt |
| definite plural | sätten |
hans[hanːs] · possesive pron.New
his
[hanːs] · possesive pron.
Means his. The form stays the same: hans bok, hans hus, hans böcker.
din[dɪnː] · possesive pron.New
your, yours
[dɪnː] · possesive pron.
Changes with the following noun: din bok, ditt hus, dina böcker.
gång[gɔŋː] · nounNew
time, walk
[gɔŋː] · noun
| definite singular | gången |
| indefinite plural | gånger |
| definite plural | gångerna |
stå[stoː] · verbNew
to stand
[stoː] · verb
| present | står |
| past | stod |
| supine | stått |
| pres. participle | stående |
| imperative | stå |
Means stand: Jag står vid dörren. In Det står på skylten, it describes what is written on a sign.
inom[ˇɪnːɔm] · prep.New
within
visa[ˇviːsa] · verbNew
to show
[ˇviːsa] · verb
| present | visar |
| past | visade |
| supine | visat |
| pres. participle | visande |
| past part. (common) | visad |
| past part. (neuter) | visat |
| past part. (plural) | visade |
| imperative | visa |
använda[ˈanːˌvɛnːda] · verbNew
to use
[ˈanːˌvɛnːda] · verb
| present | använder |
| past | använde |
| supine | använt |
| pres. participle | användande |
| past part. (common) | använd |
| past part. (neuter) | använt |
| past part. (plural) | använda |
| imperative | använd |
vända[ˇvɛnːda] · verbNew
to turn
[ˇvɛnːda] · verb
| present | vänder |
| past | vände |
| supine | vänt |
| pres. participle | vändande |
| past part. (common) | vänd |
| past part. (neuter) | vänt |
| past part. (plural) | vända |
| imperative | vänd |
hålla[ˇhɔlːa] · verbNew
to hold
[ˇhɔlːa] · verb
| present | håller |
| past | höll |
| supine | hållit |
| pres. participle | hållande |
| past part. (common) | hållen |
| past part. (neuter) | hållet |
| past part. (plural) | hållna |
| imperative | håll |
genom[jeːnɔm] · prep.New
through
helt[heːlt] · adv.New
completely
fler[fleːr] · adj.New
more
[fleːr] · adj.
| neuter | fler |
| plural | fler |
| definite | fler |
Comparative used with countable plural nouns.
utan[ˇʉːtan] · prep.New
without
väl[vɛl] · adv.New
probably, I guess, right
barn[bɑːɳ] · nounNew
child, kid
[bɑːɳ] · noun
| definite singular | barnet |
| indefinite plural | barn |
| definite plural | barnen |
enligt[ˇeːnlɪ(g)t] · prep.New
according
tänka[ˇtɛŋːka] · verbNew
to think
[ˇtɛŋːka] · verb
| present | tänker |
| past | tänkte |
| supine | tänkt |
| pres. participle | tänkande |
| past part. (common) | tänkt |
| past part. (neuter) | tänkt |
| past part. (plural) | tänkta |
| imperative | tänk |
ni[niː] · personal pron.New
you
[niː] · personal pron.
second person plural
viktig[ˇvɪkːtɪ(g)] · adj.New
important
[ˇvɪkːtɪ(g)] · adj.
| neuter | viktigt |
| plural | viktiga |
| definite | viktiga |
| comparative | viktigare |
| superlative | viktigast |
| superlative (definite) | viktigaste |
ring[rɪŋː] · nounNew
ring
[rɪŋː] · noun
| definite singular | ringen |
| indefinite plural | ringar |
| definite plural | ringarna |
eftersom[ɛfːtɛʂɔm] [ɛftɛˈʂɔmː] · subj.New
because
[ɛfːtɛʂɔm] [ɛftɛˈʂɔmː] · subj.
Introduces a reason: Jag stannar hemma eftersom jag är sjuk.
liv[liːv] · nounNew
life
[liːv] · noun
| definite singular | livet |
| indefinite plural | liv |
| definite plural | liven |
deras[ˇdeːras] · possesive pron.New
their
[ˇdeːras] · possesive pron.
Means their or theirs. The form stays the same before different nouns.
värld[væːɖ] · nounNew
world
[væːɖ] · noun
| definite singular | världen |
| indefinite plural | världar |
| definite plural | världarna |
viss[vɪsː] · adj.New
certain
[vɪsː] · adj.
| neuter | visst |
| plural | vissa |
| definite | vissa |
dock[dɔkː] · adv.New
however, nevertheless
egen[ˇeːgɛn] · relational pron.New
own
[ˇeːgɛn] · relational pron.
Changes form: en egen bok, ett eget rum, egna saker.
folk[fɔlːk] · nounNew
people
[fɔlːk] · noun
| definite singular | folket |
| indefinite plural | folk |
| definite plural | folken |
regering[rɛˈjeːrɪŋ] · nounNew
government
[rɛˈjeːrɪŋ] · noun
| definite singular | regeringen |
| indefinite plural | regeringar |
| definite plural | regeringarna |
fram[framː] · adv.New
forward, to the front
honom[ˇhɔnːɔm] · personal pron.New
him
söka[ˇsøːka] · verbNew
to search, to seek
[ˇsøːka] · verb
| present | söker |
| past | sökte |
| supine | sökt |
| pres. participle | sökande |
| past part. (common) | sökt |
| past part. (neuter) | sökt |
| past part. (plural) | sökta |
| imperative | sök |
dig[dɛjː] · personal pron.New
you
[dɛjː] · personal pron.
obj. 2nd person sing.
utan[ˇʉːtan] · conj.New
but
[ˇʉːtan] · conj.
But (rather).
sak[sɑːk] · nounNew
thing, matter
[sɑːk] · noun
| definite singular | saken |
| indefinite plural | saker |
| definite plural | sakerna |
hög[høːg] · adj.New
high
[høːg] · adj.
| neuter | högt |
| plural | höga |
| definite | höga |
| comparative | högre |
| superlative | högst |
| superlative (definite) | högsta |
länge[ˇlɛŋːɛ] · adv.New
for long
person[pæˈʂuːn] · nounNew
person
[pæˈʂuːn] · noun
| definite singular | personen |
| indefinite plural | personer |
| definite plural | personerna |
ligga[ˇlɪgːa] · verbNew
to lie
[ˇlɪgːa] · verb
| present | ligger |
| past | låg |
| supine | legat |
| pres. participle | liggande |
| imperative | ligg |
Used for location: Apoteket ligger vid stationen. Also used for lying down: Jag ligger i sängen.
son[soːn] · nounNew
son
[soːn] · noun
| definite singular | sonen |
| indefinite plural | söner |
| definite plural | sönerna |
både[ˇboːdɛ] · conj.New
both
[ˇboːdɛ] · conj.
Usually used with och: Jag talar både svenska och engelska.
just[jɵsːt] · adv.New
just
lägga[ˇlɛgːa] · verbNew
to lay
[ˇlɛgːa] · verb
| present | lägger |
| past | lade |
| supine | lagt |
| pres. participle | läggande |
| past part. (common) | lagd |
| past part. (neuter) | lagt |
| past part. (plural) | lagda |
| imperative | lägg |
antal[ˈanːˌtɑːl] · nounNew
number, amount
[ˈanːˌtɑːl] · noun
| definite singular | antalet |
| indefinite plural | antal |
| definite plural | antalen |
redan[ˇreːdan] · adv.New
already
kvinna[ˇkvɪnːa] · nounNew
woman
[ˇkvɪnːa] · noun
| definite singular | kvinnan |
| indefinite plural | kvinnor |
| definite plural | kvinnorna |
problem[prʊˈbleːm] · nounNew
problem
[prʊˈbleːm] · noun
| definite singular | problemet |
| indefinite plural | problem |
| definite plural | problemen |
fall[falː] · nounNew
fall, case
[falː] · noun
| definite singular | fallet |
| indefinite plural | fall |
| definite plural | fallen |
man[manː] · nounNew
man, husband
[manː] · noun
| definite singular | mannen |
| indefinite plural | män |
| definite plural | männen |
A man; also a husband: Min man heter Michael. Separate from the general pronoun man.
aldrig[ˇalːdrɪ(g)] · adv.New
never
ofta[ˇɔfːta] · adv.New
often
[ˇɔfːta] · adv.
| comparative | oftare |
| superlative | oftast |
varje[ˇvarːjɛ] · quantitative pron.New
each
artikel[aˈʈɪkːɛl] · nounNew
article
[aˈʈɪkːɛl] · noun
| definite singular | artikeln |
| indefinite plural | artiklar |
| definite plural | artiklarna |
A newspaper or news article. Not a grammatical article or a product.
anse[ˈanːˌseː] · verbNew
to consider, to regard
[ˈanːˌseː] · verb
| present | anser |
| past | ansåg |
| supine | ansett |
| pres. participle | anseende |
| imperative | anse |
öva[ˇøːva] · verbNew
to practise, to practice
[ˇøːva] · verb
| present | övar |
| past | övade |
| supine | övat |
| pres. participle | övande |
| past part. (common) | övad |
| past part. (neuter) | övat |
| past part. (plural) | övade |
| imperative | öva |
Means practise: Jag övar på uttalet. It can be followed by på and what you practise.
lag[lɑːg] · nounNew
team
[lɑːg] · noun
| definite singular | laget |
| indefinite plural | lag |
| definite plural | lagen |
slag[slɑːg] · nounNew
punch, battle
[slɑːg] · noun
| definite singular | slaget |
| indefinite plural | slag |
| definite plural | slagen |
tal[tɑːl] · nounNew
figure, number, speech
[tɑːl] · noun
| definite singular | talet |
| indefinite plural | tal |
| definite plural | talen |
A number in this context: Skriv talet tjugo. Not a speech.
åt[oːt] · prep.New
for, to
nog[nuːg] · adv.New
enough, probably, indeed, truly
bok[buːk] · nounNew
book
[buːk] · noun
| definite singular | boken |
| indefinite plural | böcker |
| definite plural | böckerna |
A book. Example: Jag läser en bok. Not the tree called bok.
varför[ˈvarːˌfœːr] [ˈvafːˌœːr] · adv.New
why
handla[ˇhanː(d)la] · verbNew
to shop
[ˇhanː(d)la] · verb
| present | handlar |
| past | handlade |
| supine | handlat |
| pres. participle | handlande |
| past part. (common) | handlad |
| past part. (neuter) | handlat |
| past part. (plural) | handlade |
| imperative | handla |
gammal[ˇgamːal] · adj.New
old
[ˇgamːal] · adj.
| neuter | gammalt |
| plural | gamla |
| definite | gamla |
| comparative | äldre |
| superlative | äldst |
| superlative (definite) | äldsta |
bild[bɪlːd] · nounNew
image, photo
[bɪlːd] · noun
| definite singular | bilden |
| indefinite plural | bilder |
| definite plural | bilderna |
sida[ˇsiːda] · nounNew
side, page
[ˇsiːda] · noun
| definite singular | sidan |
| indefinite plural | sidor |
| definite plural | sidorna |
A page in a book or document: Läs sidan tio. The meaning side is another use.
så[soː] · subj.New
so that
[soː] · subj.
Introduces a subordinate clause expressing a result or purpose.
öka[ˇøːka] · verbNew
to increase
[ˇøːka] · verb
| present | ökar |
| past | ökade |
| supine | ökat |
| pres. participle | ökande |
| past part. (common) | ökad |
| past part. (neuter) | ökat |
| past part. (plural) | ökade |
| imperative | öka |
därför[ˈdærːˌfœːr] · subj.New
that is why
sen[seːn] · adj.New
late
[seːn] · adj.
| neuter | sent |
| plural | sena |
| definite | sena |
| comparative | senare |
| superlative | senast |
| superlative (definite) | senaste |
god[guːd] · adj.New
good, delicious
[guːd] · adj.
| neuter | gott |
| plural | goda |
| definite | goda |
| comparative | godare |
| superlative | godast |
| superlative (definite) | godaste |
hos[huːs] · prep.New
at, with
alltid[ˇalːtɪ(d)] [ˈalːˌtiːd] · adv.New
always
skapa[ˇskɑːpa] · verbNew
to create
[ˇskɑːpa] · verb
| present | skapar |
| past | skapade |
| supine | skapat |
| pres. participle | skapande |
| past part. (common) | skapad |
| past part. (neuter) | skapat |
| past part. (plural) | skapade |
| imperative | skapa |
arbete[ˈarːˌbeːtɛ] · nounNew
work
[ˈarːˌbeːtɛ] · noun
| definite singular | arbetet |
| indefinite plural | arbeten |
| definite plural | arbetena |
Based on Kilgarriff, Adam; Charalabopoulou, Frieda; Gavrilidou, Maria; Johannessen, Janne Bondi; Khalil, Saussan; Kokkinakis, Sofie Johansson; Lew, Robert; Sharoff, Serge; Vadlapudi, Ravikiran & Volodina, Elena. 2014. Corpus-based vocabulary lists for language learners for nine languages. Language Resources and Evaluation, 48:121–163, DOI 10.1007/s10579-013-9251-2.