Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

våldsam

violent

Meaning

violent

In Swedish: som sker med kraft

Forms

Forms of våldsam
Basic form	våldsam	with en-words
Neuter	våldsamt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	våldsamma	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	våldsammare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	våldsammast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise våldsam

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What does våldsam mean?

våldsam in a sentence

en våldsam brand
a fierce (furious) fire
göra våldsamt motstånd
resist fiercely

Questions

What does våldsam mean in English?

våldsam means “violent”.

Similar words

brutalaggressiv

Origin

From våld + -sam (compare Norwegian Bokmål voldsom).

Nearby common words

våldsam is number 2,403 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,399staten the state, the goverment
2,400snö snow
2,401ilska anger
2,402märklig strange, remarkable
2,404orm snake
2,405förälskad in love
2,406fordon vehicle
2,407osäker uncertain, unsure

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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