Adjective
liten
small
Beginneradjective
Meaning
liten is the Swedish word for small — a adjective you meet early when building Swedish vocabulary. Learn it in context with the example below, hear the pronunciation, then lock it into memory by playing it in the free LearnSwedishFast arcade game.
Example
Familjen är liten men bra.
The family is small but good.
Short, natural learner sentences—meant for memory, not dictionary citations.
Word forms
Common inflected forms of liten you will see while reading Swedish.
- lilla
- litet
- mindre
- minst
- små