Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

artig

courteous, polite

Meaning

courteous; polite

In Swedish: hövlig

Forms

Forms of artig
Basic form	artig	with en-words
Neuter	artigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	artiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	artigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	artigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does artig mean in English?

artig means “courteous, polite”.

Similar words

belevadhövlig

Origin

From German artig

Nearby common words

artig is number 4,348 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,344mordvapen murder weapon
4,345kväva smother, suffocate
4,346bakifrån from behind, from the back
4,347tagning take (film sequence recorded continuously in one go)
4,349sikt view, visibility
4,350logga to log (make an entry in a log), to measure, to record
4,351rev tore
4,352rast break

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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