Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

underbar

wonderful/ˈɵndɛrˌbɑːr/

Meaning

wonderful

In Swedish: fantastisk, ljuvlig

Forms

Forms of underbar
Basic form	underbar	with en-words
Neuter	underbart	with ett-words
Plural and definite	underbara	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	underbarare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	underbarast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does underbar mean?

underbar in a sentence

det är underbart att vara hemma igen
it is wonderful to be home again
en underbar vårdag
a wonderful day
en underbar människa
a wonderful person

Questions

What does underbar mean in English?

underbar means “wonderful”.

Origin

Calque of German wunderbar, equivalent to under + -bar.

Nearby common words

underbar is number 869 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

865hemlig secret, concealed
866äntligen finally, at last
867företag company, business
868fantastiskt fantastically, amazingly
870stopp stop!
871fred peace
872fader father, father, a term of address for a Christian priest
873ske take place, happen

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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