Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

främmande

strange

främmande as an adjective

Meaning

strange

In Swedish: ny och obekant

Forms

Forms of främmande
Basic form	främmande	with en-words
Comparative	mer främmande	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest främmande	“-est”, “most …”

främmande as a noun(ett främmande)

Meaning

guest

In Swedish: gäster

Forms

Forms of främmande
Singular, indefinite	ett främmande
Singular, definite	främmandet

främmande is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort främmande, det stora främmandet. Check another noun

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What does främmande mean?

främmande in a sentence

en främmande man
a strange man
i främmande land
in a foreign country, abroad
främmande språk
foreign language
En främmande man kom fram till mig
A man I didn't know came up to me
Ska vi anropa det främmande skeppet?
Should we hail the unknown ship?
främmande kulturer
foreign cultures (from notion of strange (as a stranger))
ha främmande
have guests
Vi får främmande ikväll
We're having guests tonight

Expressions

jag är inte främmande för tanken ("jag kan tänka mig") att flytta utomlands
the thought of moving abroad has crossed my mind

Questions

What does främmande mean in English?

främmande means “strange”.

Is it en främmande or ett främmande?

It is ett främmande, and “the guest” is främmandet.

Similar words

obekantmärkligokänd

Nearby common words

främmande is number 2,823 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,819åtal indictment, prosecution
2,820ambassadör ambassador
2,821mosa mash
2,822jämföra compare
2,824kapitel chapter
2,825samband relation, connection
2,826trafik traffic
2,827komplicera complicate

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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