Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
rar
nice, rare
Meaning
nice; rare
In Swedish: trevlig och behaglig
Forms
| Basic form | rar | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | rart | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | rara | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | rarare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | rarast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise rar
1 / 1What does rar mean?
rar in a sentence
- en rar flickaa nice (sweet, lovely) girl
- det var rart av dig att säga såit was nice (sweet) of you to say so
- rara växterrare plants
- en snäll och rar flickaa kind and sweet girl
- en rar gammal mana sweet old man
Questions
What does rar mean in English?
rar means “nice, rare”.
Similar words
Origin
From Middle Low German rar, ultimately borrowed from Latin rarus.
Nearby common words
rar is number 2,237 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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