duktig
Meaning
good; capable; able
In Swedish: som har god förmåga, skicklig, duglig
Forms
| Basic form | duktig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | duktigt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | duktiga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | duktigare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | duktigast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise duktig
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duktig in a sentence
- duktig på matlagningcapable secretary
- Duktig flicka!Good girl!
- Duktig pojke!Good boy!
- vara duktig i skolanbe good at school
- Hon är duktig i matteShe is good at maths
- en duktig fotografa talented photographer
- en mycket duktig ung mana very capable young man
- Han städade rummet helt själv. Vilken duktig pojke!He cleaned the room all by himself. What a good boy!
Questions
What does duktig mean in English?
duktig means “good, capable”.
Similar words
Origin
From Middle Low German duchtich, from Old Saxon *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg (“strong, proficient”).
Nearby common words
duktig is number 895 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