som

som as a pronoun

som as an adverb

som in a sentence

• arbeta som guide
  work as a guide
• det var som om hon inte såg mig
  it was as if she hadn't even seen me
• om jag vore som du
  if I were you
• han är lika gammal som sin fru
  he is the same age as his wife
• flitig som ett bi
  busy [diligent] as a bee
• Hon lät som en häst
  She sounded like a horse
• Som president är det jag som bestämmer
  As president, I am the one in charge
• Som du önskar!
  As you wish!
• pojken som gick förbi är min bror
  the boy who walked past is my brother
• klänningen, som var gul, kostade 150 kronor
  the dress, which was yellow, cost 150 kronor

Expressions

• så gott som (färdig)
  as good as ready
• först som sist
  once and for all
• som sagt var
  as I said before
• så snart som möjligt
  as soon as possible
• gör som ("vad") du vill
  do what you want
• som vanligt
  as usual

Questions

Similar words

såsom

Where the course teaches it

• How Swedish forms the past participle
  Complete Swedish – Season 1
• Få versus kan: permission in Swedish
  Complete Swedish – Season 1
• Swedish words for meals: frukost, lunch, middag
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish sports vocabulary and the word som
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish bakery vocabulary and fika
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Eftersom versus på grund av: because in Swedish
  Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Old Swedish som or sum, in Runic inscriptions also sim, same as Icelandic sem, from Old Norse sem.

Nearby common words

som is number 15 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 11på on, in
• 12i in; on, at
• 13för to, for
• 14han he
• 16om about, around
• 17med with, for
• 18vad what
• 19var was, were