svår
Meaning
difficult; hard; severe; serious
In Swedish: som kräver ansträngning, komplicerad
Forms
| Basic form | svår | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | svårt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | svåra | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | svårare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | svårast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise svår
1 / 1What does svår mean?
svår in a sentence
- en svår skrivninga difficult exam
- en svår tida difficult time
- en svår frågaa difficult question
- det blir allt svårare att få pengarna att räckait will be more and more difficult (harder and harder) to make ends meet
- en svår sjukdoma serious illness
- en svår jordbävninga violent earthquake
- ett svårt brotta serious crime
- Uppgift 3 på provet är svårProblem 3 on the exam is difficult
Questions
What does svår mean in English?
svår means “difficult, hard”.
Similar words
knivigknepigkompliceratklurig
Origin
From Old Swedish svār, svāger, svor, from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Nearby common words
svår is number 862 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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