Swedish Word of the Day
skynda
SKYN-da • verb — 24th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to hurry; to move or act more quickly
Examples
- Skynda dig, bussen går om fem minuter.
(Hurry up, the bus leaves in five minutes.) - Jag måste skynda mig för att hinna till mötet.
(I have to hurry to make it to the meeting.) - Hon skyndade hem när hon fick brevet.
(She hurried home when she got the letter.)
Synonyms
- hasta
- skynda på
Commonly used to tell someone to hurry (often reflexive: 'skynda dig' = 'hurry up'). 'Skynda på' means to speed up a process (e.g., 'skynda på arbetet' = speed up the work). Pronunciation: the Swedish 'y' is like the German 'ü' or French 'u' — approximated here as 'SKYN-da'.
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