Swedish adverb· top 100 most common
igen
back, again
Meaning
back; again
In Swedish: ännu en gång, åter; tillbaka
Practise igen
1 / 1What does igen mean?
igen in a sentence
- sommarn är här igensummer is here again
- kom igen om en veckacome back in a week
- Han slängde igen dörrenHe slammed the door ("threw shut the door")
- Han sparkade igen dörrenHe kicked the door shut
Expressions
- ge igenretaliate
- slå igen dörrenslam the door
- känna igenrecognize
- ta igenmake good
Questions
What does igen mean in English?
igen means “back, again”.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Norse í gegn (“against”), from í (“in, on”) and gegn (“straight, direct”).
Nearby common words
igen is number 80 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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