Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

vanlig

ordinary, common

Meaning

ordinary; common

In Swedish: som förekommer ofta och därför är det normala

Forms

Forms of vanlig
Basic form	vanlig	with en-words
Neuter	vanligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	vanliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	vanligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	vanligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise vanlig

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What does vanlig mean?

vanlig in a sentence

en allt vanligare reaktion
a reaction that is becoming more and more common
det är mycket vanligt att bägge föräldrarna arbetar
both parents going out to work is very common
vanliga inkomster
usual (ordinary) income
en vanlig vardagskväll
an ordinary weekday evening

Expressions

du är sen som vanligt
you are late as usual
i vanliga fall
as a rule

Questions

What does vanlig mean in English?

vanlig means “ordinary, common”.

Similar words

allmängängseordinärvardagligtypiskfrekvent förekommande

Origin

Inherited from Old Norse vanaligr.

Nearby common words

vanlig is number 816 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

812lov holiday, (vacation (US)), permission
813inse understand, realize
814använd use
815hjärna brain
817spring run
818tacka thank
819intressant interesting
820laga fix, repair

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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