Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

vettig

sensible

Meaning

sensible

In Swedish: som har vett och förnuft

Forms

Forms of vettig
Basic form	vettig	with en-words
Neuter	vettigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	vettiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	vettigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	vettigast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise vettig

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What does vettig mean?

vettig in a sentence

på ett vettigt sätt
in a sensible way, sensibly
ett vettigt pris
a reasonable price
Det låter vettigt
That sounds reasonable
Jag tror det är en rätt vettig plan
I think it's a fairly sensible plan
Han brukar vara rätt vettig
He's usually a fairly reasonable guy

Questions

What does vettig mean in English?

vettig means “sensible”.

Similar words

förnuftigresonabelförståndig

Origin

From vett (“wit”) + -ig (“-y”).

Nearby common words

vettig is number 2,685 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,681seren serene
2,682skämma embarrass
2,683nä no, no, nah
2,684september September
2,686spy spew, throw up
2,687bakåt back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear
2,688indian (American) Indian, Native American
2,689cirkel circle

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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