dum

dum in a sentence

• dum i huvet
  stupid
• ett dumt skämt
  a silly joke
• förslaget var inte så dumt
  the proposal wasn't so bad
• han var dum mot mig
  he was nasty to me
• Du är inte så dum som du ser ut
  You're not as stupid as you look
• Dumt att den inte levereras förrän imorgon. Det kommer ställa till med problem.
  It's a shame that it won't be delivered until tomorrow. It's going to cause trouble.
• En kopp kaffe vore inte dumt
  A cup of coffee would be nice (wouldn't be bad)
• Han var dum mot mig!
  He was mean to me!

Questions

Similar words

ointelligentpuckadstupidbakom flötetintelligensbefriadpantad

Origin

From Old Swedish dumber, from Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.

Nearby common words

dum is number 388 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 384helst rather, preferably, any, any way, any how
• 385haft had
• 386nästan almost
• 387båda both
• 389handla act, take action, do, buy
• 390svårt hard, difficult, tricky, difficult
• 391lägg lay
• 392kropp body, trunk