Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common
dyr
expensive, dear/dyːr/
Meaning
expensive; dear
In Swedish: som kostar mycket, dyrbar
Forms
| Basic form | dyr | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | dyrt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | dyra | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | dyrare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | dyrast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise dyr
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dyr in a sentence
- bilen är alldeles för dyrthat car is much too expensive
- jag har köpt den för dyra pengarI paid a lot of money for it
- det är dyrt med tobaktobacco is very expensive
- mjölken ska bli dyraremilk is to become more expensive
- en dyr restaurangan expensive restaurant
Words built with dyr
- svindyr extremely expensive, too much
Questions
What does dyr mean in English?
dyr means “expensive, dear”.
Similar words
kostsam
Origin
From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Nearby common words
dyr is number 1,985 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

