Swedish adverb · adjective· top 500 most common

ännu

yet, still, even/²ɛnːɵ/

ännu as an adverb

Meaning

yet; still; even

In Swedish: än, fortfarande, alltjämt

ännu as an adjective

Meaning

another, else

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What does ännu mean?

ännu in a sentence

  • ännu bättre
    even better
  • ännu högre
    even higher
  • ännu fler
    even more
  • Jag har inte sett honom ännu. / Jag har ännu inte sett honom.
    I haven't seen him yet.
  • Jag gillar min bil, men den här är ännu bättre!
    I like my car, but this one here is even better!
  • Detektiven hittade ännu ett möjligt motiv för mordet.
    The detective found yet another possible motive for the murder.
  • Det finns hopp ännu!
    There is still hope.
  • Det var ännu något som jag ville säga.
    There was something else I wanted to say.

Questions

What does ännu mean in English?

ännu means “yet, still”.

Similar words

fortfarande

Where the course teaches it

Origin

än (“yet”) + nu (“now”)

Nearby common words

ännu is number 461 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 457hen A third-person singular pronoun of unspecified gender; they, thon; alternative to hon (“she”) and han (“he”).
  • 458vacker beautiful
  • 459bryr care
  • 460mat food
  • 462oroa worry
  • 463historia history, story
  • 464bor boron (chemical element)
  • 465par pair
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