Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
nyttig
useful/²nʏtɪ(ɡ)/
Meaning
useful
In Swedish: som man har nytta av
Forms
| Basic form | nyttig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | nyttigt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | nyttiga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | nyttigare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | nyttigast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise nyttig
1 / 1What does nyttig mean?
nyttig in a sentence
- en nyttig påminnelsea useful reminder
- det är inte nyttigt att rökasmoking is not good for you
- nyttig kunskapuseful knowledge
- nyttig idiotuseful idiot
- nyttig diethealthy diet
- Frukt är nyttigt.Fruit is nutritional.
Questions
What does nyttig mean in English?
nyttig means “useful”.
Similar words
hälsosamverksam
Origin
Affix of nytta + -ig, inherited from Old Swedish nyttogher.
Nearby common words
nyttig is number 4,502 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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