Swedish adjective · adverb· top 100 most common

bra

good, excellent, fine/brɑː/

How bra is used

Bra means good or well, and it never changes form: en bra bok, ett bra förslag, bra idéer. It is the everyday word; god is used about taste (maten är god) and in set phrases like god morgon. The comparative is bättre and the superlative bäst.

bra as an adjective

Meaning

good; excellent; fine

In Swedish: god, fin, prima

Forms

Forms of bra
Basic form	bra	with en-words
Neuter	bra	with ett-words
Plural and definite	bra	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	bättre	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	bäst	“-est”, “most …”

bra as an adverb

Meaning

excellently; well

In Swedish: fint, prima, väl

Practise bra

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What does bra mean?

bra in a sentence

Jag mår bra, tack.
I'm fine, thanks.
Det låter bra.
That sounds good.
Maten var god.
The food was good. (taste uses god)
han är bra på att sjunga
he is good at singing
en bra fotbollsspelare
a skilled footballer
det är lika bra att du går
you may just as well leave
vara bra i matematik
be good at maths
ett bra resultat
a great result
ett bra jobb
an excellent piece of work
en bra film
a good movie

Questions

What does bra mean in English?

bra means “good, excellent”.

Similar words

inte dåligtfinemanggöttutmärkttoppensuveränprima

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.

Nearby common words

bra is number 52 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

48måste must
49din your, yours (common gender, singular), you (vocative determiner used before a singular common gender noun)
50tro believe
51skulle would, should
53då then, at that time, then
54när when, near
55kom came
56säga to say, to tell

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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