bra – Swedish adjective declension

Adjective: bra

Hyphenation:

Indefinite Forms

Singular

Neuter

bra

Plural

bra

Definite Forms

Singular Masculine

bra

All Other Forms

bra

Comparison Forms

Comparative

Indefinite	bättre
Definite	bättre

Superlative

Indefinite	bäst
Definite	bästa

Perifrastic Comparison Forms

Sample Sentences

en bra film (a good movie)
– Ska vi måla den blå? – Ja, det blir bra. (– Should we paint it blue? – Yeah, that'll be good.)
Han är bra på tennis (He is good at tennis)
Hon är en bra människa (She is a (morally) good person (see the usage notes below))
Jag är inte riktigt bra i benet än (My leg hasn't quite recovered yet ("I'm not quite well in the leg yet"))
– Känner du dig bättre idag? – Ja, men inte helt bra. (– Are you feeling better today? – Yeah, but not completely well.)
Det här kommer ta ett bra tag (This is going to take a good while)
Det är en bra bit att åka (It's quite a distance to drive)
De tjänade en bra slant (They made a pretty penny ("made a sizable coin," "tjäna en slant" is idiomatic))

Adjectives inflected like bra

miljöbra, bra,

Etymology

Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo. See: French Adjectives 'brave', Italian Adjectives 'bravo'.