Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common
snäll
good, good-natured, kind, kind-hearted/snɛlː/
Meaning
good; good-natured; kind; kind-hearted; nice
In Swedish: hygglig, vänlig
Forms
| Basic form | snäll | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | snällt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | snälla | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | snällare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | snällast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise snäll
1 / 1What does snäll mean?
snäll in a sentence
- en snäll flickaa nice girl
- världens snällaste pappathe nicest daddy in the world
- snäll mot djurkind to animals
- Finns här några snälla barn?Have you all been good little boys and girls?
- en snäll mana kind man
- Det var snällt av digThat was kind of you
- Ge mig en kaka är du snäll ("är du snäll" (are you kind) is idiomatic)Could you be so kind and give me a cookie, please?
- Var nu en snäll flicka, Anna, och gör som mamma säger!Be a nice girl, Anna, and do as mom says!
Questions
What does snäll mean in English?
snäll means “good, good-natured”.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish reflexive verbs: tvättar migComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Brukar: talking about usual habits in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish words ending in -portComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Bli (to become) and Swedish emotion wordsComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish comparatives review: smartare, smartastComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Old Norse snjallr; compare with Norwegian Bokmål snill, Danish snild.
Nearby common words
snäll is number 587 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