tidig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse tíðligr and Middle Low German tidelik, related to tid.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tidig (comparative tidigare, superlative tidigast)

1. early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)

   Jag tog en tidig lunch idag, så jag har redan ätit.

   I took an early lunch today, so I've already eaten.

2. early (arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time)

   Tidningsbudet var ovanligt tidigt idag - tidningen hade kommit redan innan jag vaknade.

   The paperboy was unusually early today - the newspaper had arrived already before I woke up.

3. early (near the start or beginning)

   Goethe var en tidig romantiker.

   Goethe was an early romanticist.

   John tyckte egentligen om tidiga morgnar, men sov oftast igenom dem.

   John actually liked early mornings, but usually slept through them.

Declension

Inflection of tidig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	tidig	tidigare	tidigast
neuter singular	tidigt	tidigare	tidigast
plural	tidiga	tidigare	tidigast
masculine plural2	tidige	tidigare	tidigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	tidige	tidigare	tidigaste
all	tidiga	tidigare	tidigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Antonyms

• sen

Related terms

• tidigt
• tid

Further reading

• tidig in Svensk ordbok.