Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

lycklig

happy/lʏkːlɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

happy

In Swedish: full av lycka, glad

Forms

Forms of lycklig
Basic form	lycklig	with en-words
Neuter	lyckligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	lyckliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	lyckligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	lyckligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does lycklig mean?

lycklig in a sentence

ett lyckligt beslut
a propitious decision
ett lyckligt leende
a happy smile
en lycklig man
a happy and content man
ett lyckligt liv
a happy life
en lycklig tid
a happy time
lyckliga omständigheter
fortunate circumstances
Abd-Elmumens efterträdare förde lyckliga krig emot de kristna i Spanien.
Abd al-Mu'min's successor waged successful wars against Christians in Spain.

Questions

What does lycklig mean in English?

lycklig means “happy”.

Similar words

euforisksäll

Origin

lycka + -lig.

Nearby common words

lycklig is number 599 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

595träffas meet, be met
596vända turn
597film film
598mark land, territory
600kasta cast, throw
601ändra change
602alltså in other words, accordingly
603uppe up (in a more elevated position relative to the speaker or another object of comparison), up, awake

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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