Swedish adjective· top 500 most common

ny

new/nyː/

Meaning

new

In Swedish: som inte fanns tidigare eller som skiljer sig från det som fanns tidigare

Forms

Forms of ny
Basic form	ny	with en-words
Neuter	nytt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	nya	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	nyare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	nyast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise ny

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What does ny mean?

ny in a sentence

ett nytt förslag
a new suggestion
nya metoder
new methods
börja ett nytt liv
start a new life
stifta en ny lag
pass a new law
köpa ny bil
buy a new car
skriva en ny bok
write a new book
en splitter ny diskmaskin
a brand new dishwasher

Expressions

börja om på nytt
start (all over) again

Questions

What does ny mean in English?

ny means “new”.

Where the course teaches it

Swedish vocabulary for household objects
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).

Nearby common words

ny is number 346 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

342denna this
343riktigt really
344ändå still, yet
345hemma home, at home
347fast firm, permanent
348galen mad, crazy
349hörd heard (listened to), interrogated (short for förhörd)
350tänk Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.

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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