Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

ond

evil, bad, angry, annoyed

Meaning

evil; bad; angry; annoyed; vexed; wicked; sore

In Swedish: förargad, ilsken

Forms

Forms of ond
Basic formondwith en-words
Neuterontwith ett-words
Plural and definiteondaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeondare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeondast“-est”, “most …”

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What does ond mean?

ond in a sentence

  • Jag är inte ond på dig längre!
    I am not mad at you any more!
  • en ond människa
    a wicked (an evil) person
  • en ond tå
    a sore (bad) toe
  • en ond handling
    an evil act
  • det var ont gjort
    it was / that was done with wicked intent
  • det är ont i honom
    there is evil in him
  • Jag har en ond tå
    I have a sore toe / toe that hurts
  • Hon har ont
    She is in pain [She has pain]

Expressions

  • ta det onda med det goda
    take the rough with the smooth
  • en ond dröm
    a bad dream
  • en ond cirkel
    a vicious circle
  • på gott och ont
    for better or for worse
  • inte ett ont ("ofördelaktigt") ord om henne
    not a bad ("disparaging") word about her
  • aj, det gör ont!
    ouch!, that hurts!

Questions

What does ond mean in English?

ond means “evil, bad”.

Similar words

ondskefullelak

Origin

From Old Swedish ōnder, vānder, from Old Norse vándr.

Nearby common words

ond is number 1,040 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