"än" meaning in Swedish

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Adverb

IPA: /ɛnː/ Audio: Sv-än.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|enn}} Old Norse enn, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*andi}} Proto-Germanic *andi, {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*h₂entí}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} än, {{sv-adv|-}} än (not comparable)
  1. still, yet (about time) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-än-sv-adv-Jn8hSO2s
  2. no matter Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-än-sv-adv-XgS1LC41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ännu, fortfarande, æn
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /ɛnː/ Audio: Sv-än.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse an, from earlier *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan. Cognate with English than. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|an}} Old Norse an, {{m|non|*þan}} *þan, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*þan}} Proto-Germanic *þan, {{cog|en|than}} English than Head templates: {{head|sv|conjunction}} än
  1. than; in comparisons, states a relationship
    Sense id: en-än-sv-conj-Yd9o6f4o Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 6 22 65 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æn
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɛnː/ Audio: Sv-än.ogg
Head templates: {{head|sv|noun form}} än
  1. indefinite plural of ä Tags: form-of, indefinite, plural Form of: ä
    Sense id: en-än-sv-noun-gbIkCXSF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æn
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for än meaning in Swedish (4.0kB)

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          "english": "Are you still here?",
          "text": "Är du kvar än?"
        },
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          "english": "It is not midnight yet.",
          "text": "Det är inte midnatt än"
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