Swedish preposition · adverb· top 100 most common

till

to, until, for, into/tɪl/

till as a preposition

Meaning

to; until; for; into; of; as

In Swedish: i riktning mot, fram till

till as an adverb

Meaning

another; more

In Swedish: ytterligare

Practise till

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What does till mean?

till in a sentence

  • översätta till svenska
    translate into Swedish
  • till dess
    until then
  • resa till landet
    travel to the country
  • till exempel
    for example
  • hon är mor till fyra barn
    she is the mother of four
  • Välkommen till Sverige!
    Welcome to Sweden!
  • Ge den till mig!
    Give it to me!
  • Vi behöver två till fem nya datorer
    We need two to five new computers
  • Ta en kaka till!
    Have another biscuit!
  • skratta till
    give a laugh

Expressions

  • till och med
    up to and including
  • till godo
    of benefit

Questions

What does till mean in English?

till means “to, until”.

Similar words

motåt

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).

Nearby common words

till is number 25 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 21här here
  • 22dig you, you (singular objective case)
  • 23så so, thus
  • 24den it, he, she, that
  • 26kan can
  • 27de they
  • 28men but
  • 29göra do, make
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