nu

From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

Det är fest på fredag

Det är fest nu på fredag

– Är festen nästa fredag? – Nej, den är nu på fredag.

– Is the party next Friday? [Implies next week, like in English] – No, it is this Friday.

Jag var där i måndags

Jag var där nu i måndags

Used to emphasize a point in time close to the present; this


vecka

vecka (indefinite nominative singular)
veckas (genitive indefinite singular)
veckan (definite nominative singular)
veckans (definite genitive singular)
veckor (indefinite nominative plural)
veckors (genitive indefinite plural)
veckorna (definite nominative plural)
veckornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish vika, from Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).

der

förra veckan

nästa vecka

den här veckan

varje vecka

Det går sju dagar på en vecka.


fly

head

fly (present flyr, preterite flydde, supine flytt, imperative fly)

flyr (present)
flydde (preterite)
flytt (supine)
fly (imperative)
fly (active infinitive)
flys (infinitive passive)
flytt (active supine)
flytts (passive supine)
fly (active imperative)
flyn (active archaic)
flyr (active indicative present)
flydde (active indicative past)
flys (indicative passive present)
flyddes (indicative passive past)
fly (active archaic present)
flydde (active archaic past)
flys (archaic passive present)
flyddes (archaic passive past)
fly (active dated present subjunctive)
flydde (active dated past subjunctive)
flys (dated passive present subjunctive)
flyddes (dated passive past subjunctive)
flyende (active participle past present)
flydd (active participle past)

From Old Swedish flȳia, flȳa, from Old Norse flýja, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną.

På spaning efter den tid som flytt

1964, Gunnel Vallquist, title of the new Swedish translation of Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu:

Varför ska man sörja tider som har flytt?

1965, Sven-Ingvars, Börja om från början:

Why should one feel sorry for times that have passed?


dag

dag (indefinite nominative singular)
dags (genitive indefinite singular)
dagen (definite nominative singular)
dagens (definite genitive singular)
dagar (indefinite nominative plural)
dagars (genitive indefinite plural)
dagarna (definite nominative plural)
dagarnas (definite genitive plural)
dag (indefinite nominative singular)
dags (genitive indefinite singular)
dan (definite nominative singular)
dans (definite genitive singular)
dar (indefinite nominative plural)
dars (genitive indefinite plural)
darna (definite nominative plural)
darnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish dagher, from Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”). Doublet of dager.

der

För jag ska ooa hela natten, ooa hela dan [dagen]. Ooa hela natten, skrämma slag på halva stan [staden]. Ooa hela natten lång, tills du upptäcker mig. Ao ao-ao-ao.

1981, Åke Eriksson, Björn Uhr, “Ooa hela natten [Ooh the whole night]”performed by Attack:

Because I'm going to ooh [no specific meaning in Swedish either] the whole night, ooh the whole day, ooh the whole night, scare the bejesus [or "hell/shit," but not vulgar – literally "scare stroke," as in make have a stroke] out of half the city. Ooh the whole night long, until you notice [discover] me. Ah-ooh ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh.

a day, the period of time between sunrise and sunset, daytime


ögonblick

ögonblick (indefinite nominative singular)
ögonblicks (genitive indefinite singular)
ögonblicket (definite nominative singular)
ögonblickets (definite genitive singular)
ögonblick (indefinite nominative plural)
ögonblicks (genitive indefinite plural)
ögonblicken (definite nominative plural)
ögonblickens (definite genitive plural)

From ögon + blick. Compare Danish øjeblik, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, Icelandic augnablik, Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), English eyeblink.

Vänta ett ögonblick

a moment, blink of an eye (a brief period of time)


aldrig

From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi. Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri and Danish aldrig.

Jag har aldrig sett det förr.

Malin ljuger aldrig.

Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]

1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:

Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]


alltid

From all + tid, literally "all time". Compare Danish altid, Dutch altijd, Icelandic ætíð, Norwegian Bokmål alltid, Norwegian Nynorsk alltid.

Sigge har alltid varit lång.


år

år (indefinite nominative singular)
års (genitive indefinite singular)
året (definite nominative singular)
årets (definite genitive singular)
år (indefinite nominative plural)
års (genitive indefinite plural)
åren (definite nominative plural)
årens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish ār, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-.


ofta

sv-adv

ofta (comparative oftare, superlative oftast)

oftare (comparative)
oftast (superlative)

From Old Norse oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Kommer du hit ofta?


minut

minut (indefinite nominative singular)
minuts (genitive indefinite singular)
minuten (definite nominative singular)
minutens (definite genitive singular)
minuter (indefinite nominative plural)
minuters (genitive indefinite plural)
minuterna (definite nominative plural)
minuternas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: minuutti

minute (short, indeterminate amount of time)


ibland

From Old Norse í bland með, compare with Norwegian Bokmål ibland and Norwegian Nynorsk ibland


kvartal

kvartal (indefinite nominative singular)
kvartals (genitive indefinite singular)
kvartalet (definite nominative singular)
kvartalets (definite genitive singular)
kvartal (indefinite nominative plural)
kvartals (genitive indefinite plural)
kvartalen (definite nominative plural)
kvartalens (definite genitive plural)

From German Quartal, from Latin quartale?


samtidigt

at the same time, simultaneously, concurrently


förlänga

head

förlänga (present förlänger, preterite förlängde, supine förlängt, imperative förläng)

förlänger (present)
förlängde (preterite)
förlängt (supine)
förläng (imperative)
förlänga (active infinitive)
förlängas (infinitive passive)
förlängt (active supine)
förlängts (passive supine)
förläng (active imperative)
förlängen (active archaic)
förlänger (active indicative present)
förlängde (active indicative past)
förlängs (indicative passive present)
förlänges (indicative passive present)
förlängdes (indicative passive past)
förlänga (active archaic present)
förlängde (active archaic past)
förlängas (archaic passive present)
förlängdes (archaic passive past)
förlänge (active dated present subjunctive)
förlängde (active dated past subjunctive)
förlänges (dated passive present subjunctive)
förlängdes (dated passive past subjunctive)
förlängande (active participle past present)
förlängd (active participle past)

From Old Swedish forlængia, för- + lång + -a

Du borde verkligen utnyttja möjligheten att förlänga avtalet.

You should really use the opportunity to extend the agreement.

to expand, to elongate, to extend, to make longer (either in physical length or in terms of time)


tidsdilatation

tidsdilatation (indefinite nominative singular)
tidsdilatations (genitive indefinite singular)
tidsdilatationen (definite nominative singular)
tidsdilatationens (definite genitive singular)
tidsdilatationer (indefinite nominative plural)
tidsdilatationers (genitive indefinite plural)
tidsdilatationerna (definite nominative plural)
tidsdilatationernas (definite genitive plural)

time dilation (slowing of the passage of time at relativistic speeds)


halv

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Klockan 18.30 är halv sju på kvällen.

18.30 (6.30pm) is half [to] seven (i.e. half past six) in the evening.

(time) a half-hour to (preceding) the next hour, equivalent to the English phrase half past followed by the *next* hour number instead of the hour number specified in Swedish


närtid

närtid (indefinite nominative singular)
närtids (genitive indefinite singular)
närtiden (definite nominative singular)
närtidens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈnɛːˌʈʰiːd]

i närtid

recently (in the recent past); shortly (in the near future)


helg

helg (indefinite nominative singular)
helgs (genitive indefinite singular)
helgen (definite nominative singular)
helgens (definite genitive singular)
helger (indefinite nominative plural)
helgers (genitive indefinite plural)
helgerna (definite nominative plural)
helgernas (definite genitive plural)


kronologisk

kronologisk (indefinite positive)
kronologiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kronologiska (indefinite plural positive)
kronologiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
kronologiske (definite masculine positive singular)
kronologiska (definite positive)

i omvänd kronologisk ordning

chronologic, chronological; ordered by time

chronological (relating to time or units of time)


kronologi

kronologi (indefinite nominative singular)
kronologis (genitive indefinite singular)
kronologin (definite nominative singular)
kronologins (definite genitive singular)
kronologier (indefinite nominative plural)
kronologiers (genitive indefinite plural)
kronologierna (definite nominative plural)
kronologiernas (definite genitive plural)

(countable) chronology (ordering with respect to time, of events or the like)


vintertid

vintertid (indefinite nominative singular)
vintertids (genitive indefinite singular)
vintertiden (definite nominative singular)
vintertidens (definite genitive singular)
vintertider (indefinite nominative plural)
vintertiders (genitive indefinite plural)
vintertiderna (definite nominative plural)
vintertidernas (definite genitive plural)

winter, wintertime (season, time of year)

daylight saving time
daylight saving time

wintertime, without daylight saving time (standard time)


sommartid

sommartid (indefinite nominative singular)
sommartids (genitive indefinite singular)
sommartiden (definite nominative singular)
sommartidens (definite genitive singular)
sommartider (indefinite nominative plural)
sommartiders (genitive indefinite plural)
sommartiderna (definite nominative plural)
sommartidernas (definite genitive plural)

summer time, daylight saving time (part of the year when clocks are advanced one hour ahead of standard time)


då och då

(idiomatic) now and then, every so often, from time to time, occasionally


emellanåt

e- + mellan (“between”) + åt, used since 1526.

occasionally, sometimes, from time to time


handskrift

handskrift (indefinite nominative singular)
handskrifts (genitive indefinite singular)
handskriften (definite nominative singular)
handskriftens (definite genitive singular)
handskrifter (indefinite nominative plural)
handskrifters (genitive indefinite plural)
handskrifterna (definite nominative plural)
handskrifternas (definite genitive plural)


för tillfället

Han jobbar för tillfället på affären.

He's working in the store at the moment.


tidsmaskin

tidsmaskin (indefinite nominative singular)
tidsmaskins (genitive indefinite singular)
tidsmaskinen (definite nominative singular)
tidsmaskinens (definite genitive singular)
tidsmaskiner (indefinite nominative plural)
tidsmaskiners (genitive indefinite plural)
tidsmaskinerna (definite nominative plural)
tidsmaskinernas (definite genitive plural)

resa i tiden med en tidsmaskin

time travel / travel through with a time machine


halvtimme

halvtimme (indefinite nominative singular)
halvtimmes (genitive indefinite singular)
halvtimmen (definite nominative singular)
halvtimmens (definite genitive singular)
halvtimmar (indefinite nominative plural)
halvtimmars (genitive indefinite plural)
halvtimmarna (definite nominative plural)
halvtimmarnas (definite genitive plural)
halvtimma (alternative)


halvtimma

halvtimma (indefinite nominative singular)
halvtimmas (genitive indefinite singular)
halvtimmen (definite nominative singular)
halvtimmens (definite genitive singular)
halvtimmar (indefinite nominative plural)
halvtimmars (genitive indefinite plural)
halvtimmarna (definite nominative plural)
halvtimmarnas (definite genitive plural)
halvtimme (alternative)


arbetstid

arbetstid (indefinite nominative singular)
arbetstids (genitive indefinite singular)
arbetstiden (definite nominative singular)
arbetstidens (definite genitive singular)
arbetstider (indefinite nominative plural)
arbetstiders (genitive indefinite plural)
arbetstiderna (definite nominative plural)
arbetstidernas (definite genitive plural)

From arbete (“labor”) + -s- (“time”) + tid.


lacka

lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)

lackar (present)
lackade (preterite)
lackat (supine)
lacka (imperative)
lacka (active infinitive)
lackas (infinitive passive)
lackat (active supine)
lackats (passive supine)
lacka (active imperative)
lacken (active archaic)
lackar (active indicative present)
lackade (active indicative past)
lackas (indicative passive present)
lackades (indicative passive past)
lacka (active archaic present)
lackade (active archaic past)
lackas (archaic passive present)
lackades (archaic passive past)
lacke (active dated present subjunctive)
lackade (active dated past subjunctive)
lackes (dated passive present subjunctive)
lackades (dated passive past subjunctive)
lackande (active participle past present)
lackad (active participle past)

Originally dialectal with the meaning traipse, likely onomatopoeic. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“scuttle along”).

cog

det lackar mot jul