Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

kraftig

strong, sturdy, substantial

Meaning

strong; sturdy; substantial

In Swedish: som har (fysisk) kraft, stark

Forms

Forms of kraftig
Basic form	kraftig	with en-words
Neuter	kraftigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	kraftiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	kraftigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	kraftigast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise kraftig

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What does kraftig mean?

kraftig in a sentence

kraftiga armar
strong arms
kraftig sydvästlig vind
strong southwesterly wind
en kraftig käpp
a sturdy cane
kraftiga prisökningar
substantial price increases
en kraftig explosion
a powerful explosion
En kraftig smäll hördes över staden vid tvåtiden
A loud bang was heard across the city around two o'clock
en kraftig kollision mellan två bilar
a violent collision between two cars
Bron stängdes av i båda riktningarna på grund av kraftiga vindar
The bridge was closed in both directions due to high winds

Questions

What does kraftig mean in English?

kraftig means “strong, sturdy”.

Similar words

bastantrobustfläskigsattstabilståndaktig

Origin

kraft (“power, force”) + -ig (“-y”)

Nearby common words

kraftig is number 3,575 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,571kombination combination
3,572köpare purchaser
3,573potatis potato
3,574måna care for, look after
3,576tillfälligt temporary
3,577diskussion discussion, debate
3,578missil missile
3,579passande fitting

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary