Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

förr

before

Meaning

before

In Swedish: förut, tidigare

Practise förr

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What does förr mean?

förr in a sentence

  • förr kunde man äta lunch för en femma
    one used to be able to buy a lunch for five kronor
  • ju förr desto bättre
    the sooner the better
  • Det var bättre förr
    It was better before (things used to be better)
  • Förr i tiden var det inte lätt
    It wasn't easy back in the day.
  • Förr eller senare händer det.
    Sooner or later it will happen.
  • Förr offrar han sin högra hand.
    He'd rather sacrifice his right hand.

Expressions

  • förr eller senare
    sooner or later
  • förr i tiden (eller världen)
    in former times

Questions

What does förr mean in English?

förr means “before”.

Similar words

fordomförut

Origin

From Old Swedish fyr, from Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *furi, *furai.

Nearby common words

förr is number 835 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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