How to pronounce FÖRNUFT, and what it means
FÖRNUFT is the name of an IKEA cutlery. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Swedish word
FÖRNUFT
fur-NUFT
- Product
- Cutlery
- Meaning
- "Reason" or "common sense".
How to say FÖRNUFT
Say fur-NUFT, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in FÖRNUFT:
- R before d, t, n or l blends with it into a single sound, made with the tongue curled back.
- Ö is like the vowel in fur or bird (without the r), said with rounded lips.
- U is not English u: long, it is like "ew" with very rounded lips; short, a quick, rounded sound.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called FÖRNUFT
Many IKEA names are ordinary Swedish words, often ones that hint at what the product does or how it feels. IKEA's rule is that a name must be a real word.
Want to know more Swedish words like this one? Look them up in our free Swedish dictionary.
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