Swedish adjective · noun· top 1,000 most common

ljus

light/jʉːs/

ljus as an adjective

Meaning

light

In Swedish: som är upplyst; som ger ifrån sig mycket ljus

Forms

Forms of ljus
Basic form	ljus	with en-words
Neuter	ljust	with ett-words
Plural and definite	ljusa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	ljusare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	ljusast	“-est”, “most …”

ljus as a noun(ett ljus)

Meaning

light

In Swedish: det som gör att man kan se, sken

Forms

Forms of ljus
Singular, indefinite	ett ljus
Singular, definite	ljuset
Plural, indefinite	ljus
Plural, definite	ljusen

ljus is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort ljus, det stora ljuset. Check another noun

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What does ljus mean?

ljus in a sentence

mitt på ljusa dagen
in broad daylight
ljusa färger
pale colours
en ljus framtid
a bright future
Det är ljust ute, men om några timmar blir det mörkt
It is light outside, but in a few hours it will be [become] dark
en ljus och rymlig lägenhet
a bright and spacious apartment
Hibiskusen trivs på en ljus plats
[The] hibiscus thrives in a bright spot
Framtiden ser ljus ut
The future looks bright
gå mot en ljus framtid
be headed for a bright future
ljus och mörker
light and dark
Tänd ljuset!
Turn on the light!

Expressions

kasta el. sprida ljus över något
shed some light on sth.
se dagens ljus
begin

Words built with ljus

ljussignal light signal
dagsljus daylight
stearinljus candle

Questions

What does ljus mean in English?

ljus means “light”.

Is it en ljus or ett ljus?

It is ett ljus, and “the light” is ljuset.

What is the plural of ljus?

ljus doesn't change in the plural: ett ljus, två ljus (definite: ljusen).

Similar words

stearinljus

Origin

From Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Nearby common words

ljus is number 623 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

619mördare murderer
620fängelse prison, gaol, (jail (US)), imprisonment
621värd worth, worthy of
622ont pain, lack, shortage
624tom empty
625igår yesterday
626grund foundation, base, ground, cause
627inom in, within

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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