Swedish adjective
kaxig
cocky
Meaning
cocky
In Swedish: som försöker hävda sig, mallig
Forms
| Basic form | kaxig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | kaxigt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | kaxiga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | kaxigare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | kaxigast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise kaxig
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kaxig in a sentence
- Är du kaxig pysen?What's with the attitude, boy?
- När polisen kom var de inte så kaxiga längre.When the police arrived they weren't so cocky anymore.
- Han har blivit så kaxig sen han fick sin nya båt.He always teases me about his new boat.
Questions
What does kaxig mean in English?
kaxig means “cocky”.
Similar words
uppkäftigmorskuppstudsigmallig
Origin
From kaxe (“bigwig, big shot, bully”) + -ig.
Nearby common words
kaxig is number 5,170 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,166stav staff, stick
- 5,167generöst generous, generously
- 5,168donera donate
- 5,169födsel birth
- 5,171motgift antidote
- 5,172t-shirt a T-shirt (lightweight shirt without buttons and with short sleeves)
- 5,173förlova get engaged, be engaged
- 5,174stekt fried (in a frying pan or the like), screwed (in a hopeless situation)
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