Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

nervös

nervous

Meaning

nervous

In Swedish: orolig, ängslig

Forms

Forms of nervös
Basic form	nervös	with en-words
Neuter	nervöst	with ett-words
Plural and definite	nervösa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	nervösare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	nervösast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does nervös mean?

nervös in a sentence

vara nervös inför en tävling
be nervous before a race (competition)

Questions

What does nervös mean in English?

nervös means “nervous”.

Similar words

orolig

Origin

From French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, borrowing from Latin nervōsus.

Nearby common words

nervös is number 1,106 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,102fröken Miss
1,103bry care
1,104medicin medicine
1,105överraskning surprise
1,107vägra refuse
1,108plocka pick, gather, pluck
1,109träd tree
1,110bill a share; the cutting blade of a plough

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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