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Learning Guide

Morphology Patterns

Understand how Swedish words are built from prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Learn the meaning of common word parts and expand your vocabulary.

959 prefixes|4536 roots|5111 suffixes

Prefixes

Word parts added before the root

-under-250

Germanic origin, intensifying/subordinating function

-ut216

Germanic origin, meaning 'out' or 'investigation'

-ut-159

From Old Norse, meaning 'out'. Part of the compound root 'utdelning'.

-ar-131

From 'arbete' (work), Germanic origin, forms a compound noun.

-av82

Swedish, separable prefix indicating completion/removal.

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Roots

Core meaning-bearing word parts

bildning46

Germanic origin, meaning 'formation' or 'education'.

veckling40

Swedish root meaning 'development', from verb 'veckla'.

ställd36

Derived from 'ställa' (to place), forms core meaning of equality.

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Suffixes

Word parts added after the root

-arnas-145

Swedish grammatical suffix indicating genitive plural.

-en-138

Definite article suffix for 'en' words (common gender nouns).

-ars-111

Swedish, genitive plural marker, grammatical function.

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