Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

mogen

ready, ripe, mature

Meaning

ready; ripe; mature

In Swedish: fullt utvecklad, färdig (att ätas)

Forms

Forms of mogen
Basic formmogenwith en-words
Neutermogetwith ett-words
Plural and definitemognaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativemognare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemognast“-est”, “most …”

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What does mogen mean?

mogen in a sentence

  • Är vi mogna för ett beslut?
    Are we ready for a decision?
  • mogna frukter
    ripe fruits
  • tiden är mogen (för) att göra ett nytt försök
    the time is ripe to make another attempt
  • mogna åsikter
    mature opinions

Questions

What does mogen mean in English?

mogen means “ready, ripe”.

Origin

From Old Swedish moin, moghin, from Old Norse móa (“to digest”), from Proto-Germanic *meuk- *mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slimy, slippery”), see also Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (mukamōdei, “gentleness”).

Nearby common words

mogen is number 3,804 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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