föga
föga as an adverb
Meaning
(very) little
In Swedish: obetydligt, inte mycket
föga as an adjective
Meaning
(very) little
In Swedish: obetydlig
föga as a noun
Meaning
yield, give in, submit
föga in a sentence
- föga hjälpsamof little help
- Det är föga förvånandeIt is hardly surprising
- ett föga använt orda little-used word
- föga framgånglittle success
Expressions
- falla till fögaclimb down, give in
Questions
What does föga mean in English?
föga means “(very) little”.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish fögha, fögho, föghe (“fitting, ingenious, moderate, slight, little”); like Danish føje from Middle Low German vôge (“appropriate, moderate”), from Old Saxon fogian.
Nearby common words
föga is number 7,014 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

