Swedish adjective· top 500 most common

galen

mad, crazy, wrong/²ɡɑːlɛn/

Meaning

mad; crazy; wrong

In Swedish: själsligt sjuk

Forms

Forms of galen
Basic form	galen	with en-words
Neuter	galet	with ett-words
Plural and definite	galna	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	galnare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	galnast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise galen

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What does galen mean?

galen in a sentence

galna idéer
insane ideas
ett galet svar
an incorrect answer
Han är galen.
He is crazy.
Han blev galen av ilska.
He went crazy with anger.
Jag är galen i majs.
I'm crazy about corn.
Ojdå, det där blev lite galet.
Oops, that turned out a bit crazy.
Det gick galet.
It went awry.

Expressions

hoppa i galen tunna
back the wrong horse

Questions

What does galen mean in English?

galen means “mad, crazy”.

Similar words

vanvettigvettlöstokigvansinnigvrickadförflugenhelknäppsinnessjuk

Origin

From Old Swedish galin, from Old Norse galinn.

Nearby common words

galen is number 348 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

344ändå still, yet
345hemma home, at home
346ny new
347fast firm, permanent
349hörd heard (listened to), interrogated (short for förhörd)
350tänk Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.
351fatta understand, get
352lägga put, place

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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