Swedish verb · adjective· top 1,000 most common

låg

layAlso the past tense of ligga./loːɡ/

låg as a verb

Meaning

lay

låg as an adjective

Meaning

low

In Swedish: som har en höjd under det normala

Forms

Forms of låg
Basic formlågwith en-words
Neuterlågtwith ett-words
Plural and definitelågaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativelägre“-er”, “more …”
Superlativelägst“-est”, “most …”

Practise låg

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What does låg mean?

låg in a sentence

  • ett lågt bord
    a low table
  • låg röst
    low voice
  • låga löner
    low salaries
  • låga betyg
    low grades
  • Ett lågt staket
    A short fence
  • Låga moln
    Low-level clouds
  • Låg temperatur
    Low temperature
  • Låga priser
    Low prices

Expressions

  • ligga lågt
    lie low

Words built with låg

  • lågsäsong off-season
  • lågstadium the first three years of compulsory school

Questions

What does låg mean in English?

låg means “lay”.

Similar words

nedstämd

Origin

From Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Nearby common words

låg is number 664 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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