Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

dålig

bad, poor/²doː.lɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

bad; poor

In Swedish: sjuk, svag

Forms

Forms of dålig
Basic formdåligwith en-words
Neuterdåligtwith ett-words
Plural and definitedåligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativesämre“-er”, “more …”
Superlativesämst“-est”, “most …”

Practise dålig

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What does dålig mean?

dålig in a sentence

  • känna sig dålig
    feel bad (out of sorts)
  • dålig andedräkt
    bad breath
  • dålig ekonomi
    financial straits
  • vara på dåligt humör
    be in a bad mood
  • ha dåligt samvete
    have a bad conscience
  • dåligt väder
    bad weather
  • en dålig lärare
    a bad teacher
  • en dålig film
    a bad movie

Questions

What does dålig mean in English?

dålig means “bad, poor”.

Similar words

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Where the course teaches it

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.

  • 519ung young
  • 520vinna win, gain
  • 521kärlek love
  • 522dam lady, madam
  • 524skull sake
  • 525vadå what, what?
  • 526jack jack, plug
  • 527stan town, alternative form of staden (“the city, the town”) (See the usage notes below for when "stan" is idiomatic. All usage examples below are idiomatic except the last.)
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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