Swedish pronoun · noun· top 100 most common

min

my/miːn/

min as a pronoun

Meaning

my

In Swedish: som tillhör mig

min as a noun(en min)

Meaning

facial expression

In Swedish: uttryck i ansiktet; grimas

Forms

Forms of min
Singular, indefiniteen min
Singular, definiteminen
Plural, indefiniteminer
Plural, definiteminerna

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

Practise min

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What does min mean?

min in a sentence

  • enligt min mening
    in my opinion
  • mina barn
    my children
  • Hon är min syster
    She is my sister
  • Min bil är snabb
    My car is fast
  • Min pappa kan spöa din pappa
    My dad can beat up your dad
  • Den är min, inte din
    It is mine, not yours
  • Din båt är snabbare än min
    Your boat is faster than mine
  • med sorgsen min
    with a sorrowful expression
  • göra sura miner
    make a wry face
  • sång och dans och glada miner
    song and dance and happy faces [facial expressions]

Expressions

  • min herre
    sir ( "you")

Questions

What does min mean in English?

min means “my”.

Is it en min or ett min?

It is en min, and “the facial expression” is minen.

What is the plural of min?

The plural of min is miner, and the definite plural is minerna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From minut.

Nearby common words

min is number 42 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 38ja yes, well; all right
  • 39nu now
  • 40nej no
  • 41bara only, just
  • 43hur how
  • 44ta take; to grab and move to oneself, to bring (along); to carry
  • 45se see, look
  • 46honom him, him; oblique of han
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary