Swedish preposition · adverb · noun· top 100 most common

med

with, for, about/meː(d)/

med as a preposition

Meaning

with; for; about

In Swedish: under samverkan el. medverkan av

med as an adverb

Meaning

with; too

In Swedish: i samverkan

med as a noun(en med)

Meaning

runner

In Swedish: skena som en kälke etc glider på

Forms

Forms of med
Singular, indefiniteen med
Singular, definitemeden
Plural, indefinitemedar
Plural, definitemedarna

med is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor med, den stora meden. Check another noun

Practise med

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What does med mean?

med in a sentence

  • pannkakor med sylt
    pancakes and jam
  • tala med sin fru
    speak with one's wife
  • skratta med hela ansiktet
    laugh good-naturedly
  • äta med kniv och gaffel
    eat with a knife and fork
  • med våld
    with violence
  • vänta med betalningen
    delay payment
  • han lyckas med allting
    he succeeds at everything
  • sjunga med
    sing along
  • ta med sig
    bring along
  • åka med
    follow along

Expressions

  • med tiden
    with time
  • med undantag av
    with the exception of
  • vara med barn
    be with child
  • till och med (t o m)
    including
  • med hänsyn till
    with regard to
  • med mera (m m)
    et cetera (etc.)

Questions

What does med mean in English?

med means “with, for”.

Is it en med or ett med?

It is en med, and “the runner” is meden.

What is the plural of med?

The plural of med is medar, and the definite plural is medarna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish mæþ, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

Nearby common words

med is number 17 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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