Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

ung

young/ɵŋː/

Meaning

young

In Swedish: som har låg ålder

Forms

Forms of ung
Basic form	ung	with en-words
Neuter	ungt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	unga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	yngre	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	yngst	“-est”, “most …”

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What does ung mean?

ung in a sentence

en ung flicka
a young girl
ett ungt par
a young couple
en ung nation
a young nation
en ung, lovande spelare
a young, promising player
Natten är ung
The night is young

Expressions

i unga år
when you are young

Questions

What does ung mean in English?

ung means “young”.

Origin

From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”).

Nearby common words

ung is number 519 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

515önska wish
516nå reach
517hund dog
518perfekt perfect
520vinna win, gain
521kärlek love
522dam lady, madam
523dålig bad, poor

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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