Swedish adjective· top 500 most common

bäst

bestAlso the superlative of god and the superlative of bra.

Meaning

best

In Swedish: mest bra, mest god

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What does bäst mean?

bäst in a sentence

det är bäst att du går nu
it would be best if you left now
min bästa vän
my best friend
nu är hallonen som bäst
raspberries are at their prime now

Expressions

bäst som det var
all of a sudden

Questions

What does bäst mean in English?

bäst means “best”.

Where the course teaches it

Irregular Swedish comparatives: bra, bättre, bäst
Complete Swedish – Season 1

Nearby common words

bäst is number 478 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

474väga weigh
475gott good, well, good
476ihåg remember
477ben leg, bone
479lova promise, praise
480hata loathe, detest
481varandra each other, one another
482gånger times (multiplied by)

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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