Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

född

bornAlso the past participle of föda./fœd/

Meaning

born

Forms

Forms of född
Basic form	född	with en-words
Neuter	fött	with ett-words
Plural and definite	födda	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

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What does född mean in English?

född means “born”.

Nearby common words

född is number 1,599 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,595motor engine, motor
1,596tacksam grateful, rewarding
1,597klubb club
1,598semester vacation (US), holiday(s)
1,600dumpa dump
1,601jord Earth, soil
1,602upprepa repeat
1,603and (wild) duck

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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