Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

fånig

silly, stupid

Meaning

silly; stupid

In Swedish: dum, larvig

Forms

Forms of fånig
Basic form	fånig	with en-words
Neuter	fånigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	fåniga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	fånigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	fånigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does fånig mean in English?

fånig means “silly, stupid”.

Origin

fån (“halfwit”) + -ig

Nearby common words

fånig is number 3,177 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,173tillit trust
3,174sjöng sang
3,175evakuera evacuate
3,176drev drove, carried on; operated, ran
3,178slips tie
3,179bekymra to worry, be concerned
3,180intervjua interview
3,181täckmantel a cover, a disguise, a cloak, cover story

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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