Swedish adjective · adverb· top 1,000 most common

jättebra

excellent/²jɛtːɛˌbrɑː/

How jättebra is used

Jätte- (from jätte, giant) is added to adjectives in speech to mean “really” or “very”: jättebra, jättegod, jättekul. It is informal but used by everyone, and written as one word with the adjective.

jättebra as an adjective

Meaning

excellent

jättebra as an adverb

Meaning

very well, fantastically, excellent

Practise jättebra

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What does jättebra mean?

jättebra in a sentence

Det gick jättebra!
It went really well!
Kakan är jättegod.
The cake is really good.

Questions

What does jättebra mean in English?

jättebra means “excellent”.

Origin

From jätte- (“very”) + bra (“good”).

Nearby common words

jättebra is number 955 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

951ända as far as, the whole way
952koll check
953spår trace, print
954låtsas pretend
956erkänna acknowledge, admit
957poäng point, punch line
958kyssa kiss
959ära honour

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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