Swedish adjective · noun· top 500 most common

sann

true, truthful, real, genuine

sann as an adjective

Meaning

true; truthful; real; genuine

In Swedish: som stämmer med verkligheten

Forms

Forms of sann
Basic form	sann	with en-words
Neuter	sant	with ett-words
Plural and definite	sanna	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	sannare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	sannast	“-est”, “most …”

sann as a noun

Meaning

honor, probity, honesty

Practise sann

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What does sann mean?

sann in a sentence

en sann bild av verkligheten
a truthful picture of reality
Är det sant att du ska flytta?
Is it true you're moving?
en sann kristen
a real Christian
Det är mig ett sant nöje att hälsa er välkomna
It is an absolute pleasure to welcome you

Questions

What does sann mean in English?

sann means “true, truthful”.

Similar words

sanningsenligverkligverklighetsbaseradriktigt

Origin

From Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Nearby common words

sann is number 329 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

325tänkt hypothetical
326sina his, her, its, their (own; plural)
327all all
328vilket which
330rum room, space
331sida side, page
332fall case, fall
333tag grip, stroke

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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