Swedish adverb· top 500 most common

idag

today, today (on the current day), today (at the present time)/ɪˈdɑː(ɡ)/

Meaning

today; today (on the current day); today (at the present time)

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What does idag mean?

idag in a sentence

  • Jag ska dit idag
    I'm going there today
  • Företaget har vuxit snabbt och har idag kunder i 30 länder
    The company has grown rapidly and now [today] has customers in 30 countries
  • Det finns idag inget botemedel mot sjukdomen
    There is currently [today] no cure for the disease

Questions

What does idag mean in English?

idag means “today, today (on the current day)”.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Univerbation of i dag.

Nearby common words

idag is number 353 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 349hörd heard (listened to), interrogated (short for förhörd)
  • 350tänk Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.
  • 351fatta understand, get
  • 352lägga put, place
  • 354sagt said
  • 355månad month
  • 356faktiskt as a matter of fact
  • 357slå hit, beat
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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