Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

modern

modern, fashionableAlso the definite form of mor and the definite form of moder./muˈdɛrn/

Meaning

modern; fashionable

In Swedish: som är från el. avser nutid

Forms

Forms of modern
Basic form	modern	with en-words
Neuter	modernt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	moderna	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	modernare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	modernast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does modern mean?

modern in a sentence

modern konst
modern art
moderna kläder
fashionable attire
ett modernt samhälle
a modern society
det har blivit modernt att cykla
bicycling has become fashionable

Expressions

moderna språk
modern languages

Questions

What does modern mean in English?

modern means “modern, fashionable”.

Similar words

nymodig

Origin

From French moderne, from Late Latin modernus.

Nearby common words

modern is number 1,962 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,958hud hide, skin
1,959skjuts shove, push
1,960uppenbarligen obviously
1,961ämne material, matter
1,963pizza pizza
1,964rad series, row
1,965nått reached
1,966expert expert

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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