Swedish adjective

anständig

respectable, decent

Meaning

respectable; decent

In Swedish: (moraliskt) passande, lämplig, korrekt, hederlig

Forms

Forms of anständig
Basic form	anständig	with en-words
Neuter	anständigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	anständiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	anständigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	anständigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does anständig mean?

anständig in a sentence

en anständig lön
a decent wage

Questions

What does anständig mean in English?

anständig means “respectable, decent”.

Similar words

respektabelsedesam

Origin

From German anständig.

Nearby common words

anständig is number 5,483 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,479e-post e-mail
5,480sexa sixth, six
5,481trauma trauma
5,482platt flat, trite
5,484juridik law, jurisprudence
5,485representant representative
5,486skölja rinse [out], wash
5,487irriterad inflamed, irritated

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary