How do you say “poor” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “poor” is fattig. Depending on the meaning you may also need dålig, stackars, arm, usel.

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How to say “poor” in Swedish

The usual word is fattigadjective · poor

fattig

fattig means “poor”.

en fattig människa

a poor person

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Other Swedish words for “poor”

English “poor” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

dåligadjective
bad, poor
känna sig dålig (feel bad (out of sorts))
stackarsadjective
poor
stackars Maja som inte får vara med och leka (poor Maja, she is not allowed to play with us)
armadjective
wretched, poor, miserable
arma människa! (poor wretch!)
useladjective
wretched

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