Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

modig

courageous, brave

Meaning

courageous; brave

In Swedish: som har mod, orädd

Forms

Forms of modig
Basic form	modig	with en-words
Neuter	modigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	modiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	modigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	modigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does modig mean?

Expressions

fisken vägde sina modiga fem kilo
the fish weighed all of five kilos

Questions

What does modig mean in English?

modig means “courageous, brave”.

Similar words

orädddjärvtapper

Origin

From Old Swedish moþogher, equivalent to mod + -ig.

Nearby common words

modig is number 1,821 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,817antal quantity, number
1,818verk work, agency
1,819kyckling chicken
1,820strand beach, seashore
1,822märkligt strange
1,824vagn vehicle
1,825gris pig
1,826rörelse motion, movement, gesture

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