Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
bekväm
comfortable; handy, convenient, lazy, easy-going, indolent
Meaning
comfortable; handy, convenient; lazy; easy-going; indolent
In Swedish: behaglig, skön
Forms
| Basic form | bekväm | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | bekvämt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | bekväma | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | bekvämare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | bekvämast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise bekväm
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bekväm in a sentence
- en bekväm fåtölja comfortable armchair
- han är för bekväm för att tänka efterhe is just too lazy to think
- Han är lite bekväm av sig och tar bilen till jobbet fast det bara är en kilometerHe has a bit of a lazy ("comfortable") bent and takes the car to work even though it's only a kilometer
Questions
What does bekväm mean in English?
bekväm means “comfortable; handy, convenient, lazy”.
Similar words
komfortabel
Origin
From Old Swedish beqvæmber (“suitable”).
Nearby common words
bekväm is number 3,847 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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