Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common
dålig
bad, poor/²doː.lɪ(ɡ)/
Meaning
bad; poor
In Swedish: sjuk, svag
Forms
| Basic form | dålig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | dåligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | dåliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | sämre | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | sämst | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise dålig
1 / 1What does dålig mean?
dålig in a sentence
- känna sig dåligfeel bad (out of sorts)
- dålig andedräktbad breath
- dålig ekonomifinancial straits
- vara på dåligt humörbe in a bad mood
- ha dåligt samvetehave a bad conscience
- dåligt väderbad weather
- en dålig lärarea bad teacher
- en dålig filma bad movie
Questions
What does dålig mean in English?
dålig means “bad, poor”.
Similar words
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Origin
From Old Norse dáligr, compare with Danish dårlig, Norwegian Bokmål dårlig, Norwegian Nynorsk dåleg.
Nearby common words
dålig is number 523 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

