Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

effektiv

efficient, effective

Meaning

efficient; effective

In Swedish: som ger bra resultat, verkningsfull

Forms

Forms of effektiv
Basic form	effektiv	with en-words
Neuter	effektivt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	effektiva	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	effektivare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	effektivast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does effektiv mean?

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What does effektiv mean in English?

effektiv means “efficient, effective”.

Similar words

verkningsfull

Where the course teaches it

Swedish words ending in -isk
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Latin effectivus.

Nearby common words

effektiv is number 3,710 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,706slet wore out, tore
3,707kryp insect
3,708posta post
3,709avgå resign, retire
3,711kind cheek
3,712lock inducement, carrot, curl
3,713klassisk classical, classic
3,714deprimerad depressed

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary