Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett godis

sweets, candy (US)

Meaning

sweets; candy (US)

In Swedish: godsaker, sötsaker

Forms

Forms of godis
Singular, indefinite	ett godis
Singular, definite	godiset
Plural, indefinite	godisar
Plural, definite	godisarna

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

Practise godis

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Is it en godis or ett godis?

godis in a sentence

örongodis
ear candy

Words built with godis

lördagsgodis Saturday sweets

Questions

What does godis mean in English?

godis means “sweets, candy (US)”.

Is it en godis or ett godis?

It is ett godis, and “the sweets” is godiset.

What is the plural of godis?

The plural of godis is godisar, and the definite plural is godisarna.

Similar words

snasksötsakerkonfektyr

Origin

From god + -is, related to obsolete godtis and godter all with same sense.

Nearby common words

godis is number 2,258 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,254nolla zero, nought
2,255unik unique
2,256avsikt intention, aim
2,257tillverka manufacture
2,259reta irritate, tease
2,260firma firm
2,261framgång success
2,262check cheque, (check (US))

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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