Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

hård

strong, hard, harsh, severe/hoːɖ/

Meaning

strong; hard; harsh; severe; fierce

In Swedish: som inte ger efter för tryck el. böjning

Forms

Forms of hård
Basic form	hård	with en-words
Neuter	hårt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	hårda	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	hårdare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	hårdast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does hård mean?

hård in a sentence

hård som stål
hard as nails
en hård arbetsgivare
a tough employer
hårda strider
fierce fighting
en hård vinter
a bitterly cold winter
hårt arbete
hard work
ett hårt skott på mål
a hard shot at goal
hårda vindar
strong winds

Questions

What does hård mean in English?

hård means “strong, hard”.

Similar words

robusttuffstyv

Where the course teaches it

Swedish comparatives with -are and -ast
Complete Swedish – Season 1

Origin

From Old Swedish harþer, from Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong, powerful”).

Nearby common words

hård is number 1,064 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,060vare be
1,061ledig free, available
1,062hellre sooner, rather
1,063dyka dive
1,065därifrån from there
1,066speciellt special, especially
1,067värsta worst, An intensifier.
1,068skäl reason; cause, ground(s), motive; argument

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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