Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

lång

long, tall/lɔŋː/

Meaning

long; tall

In Swedish: som har en viss längd

Forms

Forms of lång
Basic form	lång	with en-words
Neuter	långt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	långa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	längre	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	längst	“-est”, “most …”

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What does lång mean?

lång in a sentence

två meter lång
two metres long
en lång rad frågor
a long list of questions
på lång sikt
in the long term
en lång pojke
a tall boy
en lång stund
a long time (while)
ett långt staket
a long fence
en lång resa
a long journey
Ben-Hur är en väldigt lång film
Ben-Hur is a very long movie

Words built with lång

långfilm long (feature) film (movie)
långhårig long-haired
långlivad long-lived

Questions

What does lång mean in English?

lång means “long, tall”.

Similar words

reslig

Origin

From Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.

Nearby common words

lång is number 506 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

502killa tickle
503blod blood
504förälder parent
505egen own, odd, peculiar, strange
507leva live, be noisy
508dessa these
509sakna miss, lack
510skydda preserve, protect

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