bad
bad as a verb
Meaning
asked, requested; prayed
bad as a noun(ett bad)
Meaning
bath; swim; (public) baths; beach; bathe; dip
In Swedish: badställe, badhus
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett bad |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | badet |
| Plural, indefinite | bad |
| Plural, definite | baden |
bad is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort bad, det stora badet. Check another noun
Practise bad
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bad in a sentence
- sjön inbjöd till badthe lake looked perfect for bathing
- ta (sig) ett badtake [oneself] a bath
- Det nya badet öppnar på onsdagThe new bathhouse [for example] opens on Wednesday
- tappa upp ett varmt baddraw/run a hot bath
Words built with bad
- badgäst bather
- badstrand (bathing) beach
- badplats bathing place
- badbyxa bathing trunks
- fotbad footbath
Questions
What does bad mean in English?
bad means “asked, requested; prayed”.
Is it en bad or ett bad?
It is ett bad, and “the bath” is badet.
What is the plural of bad?
bad doesn't change in the plural: ett bad, två bad (definite: baden).
Origin
From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.
Nearby common words
bad is number 501 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary