Swedish adjective

ständig

constant

Meaning

constant

In Swedish: som inte slutar, varaktig

Forms

Forms of ständig
Basic formständigwith en-words
Neuterständigtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteständigaplural nouns, and after den / det / de

Practise ständig

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What does ständig mean?

ständig in a sentence

  • ständigt och jämt
    constantly, incessantly
  • ständigt ökande behov
    constantly growing needs
  • plågas av en ständig oro
    suffering from constant (continual) worry
  • leva under ständigt hot
    live under constant threat
  • en ständig kamp
    a constant struggle
  • ständig värk
    constant pain
  • ständigt tjat
    constant nagging
  • Svenska Akademiens ständige sekreterare
    the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy

Questions

What does ständig mean in English?

ständig means “constant”.

Similar words

konstantevinnerligideligoavbrutenoupphörligenoutsinligpermanentihållande

Origin

From German ständig or Low German stendich, equivalent to stånd + -ig.

Nearby common words

ständig is number 5,129 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