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
Practise ännu
1 / 1What does ännu mean?
ännu in a sentence
- ännu bättreeven better
- ännu högreeven higher
- ännu flereven 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
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.
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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

