Swedish adverb· top 500 most common
också
too, also/²ɔksɔ/
Meaning
too; also
In Swedish: även, dessutom
Practise också
1 / 1What does också mean?
också in a sentence
- inte bara jag utan också min fru spelar fiolI play the violin and my wife does as well
- jag spelar fiol ocksåI play the violin as well
- jag ska också gå nuI, too, will go out now
Questions
What does också mean in English?
också means “too, also”.
Similar words
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Origin
Corresponding to och / ock + så, from Old Swedish ok svā, from Old Norse ok and svá.
Nearby common words
också is number 118 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

