Swedish adjective · noun· top 2,000 most common

djup

deep, low/jʉːp/

djup as an adjective

Meaning

deep; low

In Swedish: som har stort avstånd till botten; som går långt ner eller in

Forms

Forms of djup
Basic form	djup	with en-words
Neuter	djupt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	djupa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	djupare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	djupast	“-est”, “most …”

djup as a noun(ett djup)

Meaning

depth

In Swedish: avståndet från ytan till botten; ställe långt ner (eller in)

Forms

Forms of djup
Singular, indefinite	ett djup
Singular, definite	djupet
Plural, indefinite	djup
Plural, definite	djupen

djup is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort djup, det stora djupet. Check another noun

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What does djup mean?

djup in a sentence

en djup brunn
a deep well
sjön är tio meter djup
the lake is ten metres deep
garderoben är 60 cm djup
the wardrobe is 60 cm deep
djupa skogar
deep forests
djupa tallrikar
deep plates
ett djupt andetag
a deep breath
djup kris
severe crisis
djup oro
deep anxiety
på tre meters djup
at a depth of three metres
dras ner i djupet
be dragged down to the depths

Expressions

gå på djupet med
get to the bottom of

Words built with djup

meterdjup depth in metres
bråddjup precipitous
havsdjup ocean depth
bråddjup precipitous
vattendjup depth (of the water)
djupgående draught; (bildligt) profound

Questions

What does djup mean in English?

djup means “deep, low”.

Is it en djup or ett djup?

It is ett djup, and “the depth” is djupet.

What is the plural of djup?

djup doesn't change in the plural: ett djup, två djup (definite: djupen).

Similar words

djupt

Origin

From Old Swedish diūper, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Nearby common words

djup is number 1,619 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,615grad degree, rank
1,616mil a distance of 10 kilometres
1,617buss coach, bus
1,618verklighet reality
1,620enorm enormous, immense
1,621kontrakt contract, [rural] deanery
1,622faktum fact
1,623projekt project

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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