Swedish adjective

enig

united, unanimous, agreed/²eːnɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

united, unanimous, agreed

In Swedish: överens, sams

Forms

Forms of enig
Basic formenigwith en-words
Neuterenigtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteenigaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeenigare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeenigast“-est”, “most …”

Practise enig

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What does enig mean?

enig in a sentence

  • man var rörande enig om beslutet
    they had no trouble at all in agreeing to the decision
  • Alla var eniga om vad som behövde göras
    Everyone agreed on what needed to be done
  • Hon var enig med de andra
    She agreed with the others
  • De var rörande eniga
    They were in touching agreement ("adorable agreement, " agreed very strongly with each other, idiomatic)
  • en enig styrelse
    a board in agreement
  • ett enigt beslut
    a decision everyone agreed on

Questions

What does enig mean in English?

enig means “united, unanimous, agreed”.

Similar words

ensesamstämmig

Origin

From Old Swedish enigh, from Old Norse einigr, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (“singular, sole, only”).

Nearby common words

enig is number 8,189 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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