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Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

smal

narrow, thin; slim, slender, small

Meaning

narrow; thin; slim, slender; small

In Swedish: inte bred, trång

Forms

Forms of smal
Basic formsmalwith en-words
Neutersmaltwith ett-words
Plural and definitesmalaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativesmalare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativesmalast“-est”, “most …”

Practise smal

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What does smal mean?

smal in a sentence

  • en smal gata
    a narrow street
  • vinna med smal marginal
    win by a narrow margin
  • en smal flicka
    a slender girl
  • en smal sak
    a simple matter
  • att gå den smala vägen
    to walk the narrow road

Questions

What does smal mean in English?

smal means “narrow, thin; slim, slender”.

Similar words

tjockslankspensligspädtunn

Origin

From Old Swedish smal, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz.

Nearby common words

smal is number 3,169 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,165skedde happened, occurred
  • 3,166nerv nerve
  • 3,167flippa to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy), to flip (the ball, in soccer)
  • 3,168tablett tablet, pill
  • 3,170hal slippery, smooth
  • 3,171elefant elephant
  • 3,172centrum centre, (center (US))
  • 3,173tillit trust
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