båda

See also: bada, Bada, baada, and badā

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːˌda/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish bāþir, bāþe, from Old Norse báðir.

Determiner

båda

1. both; either, each of two

   Jag vill se båda filmerna.

   I want to see both movies.

Usage notes

• Precedes a plural noun in either the definite or indefinite form.

Synonyms

• bägge

Derived terms

• bådadera

Related terms

• både

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish buþa, bodha, from Old Norse boða, Proto-Germanic *budōną.

Verb

båda (present bådar, preterite bådade, supine bådat, imperative båda)

1. to bode (well or ill)

   det här bådar inte gott

   this doesn't bode well

Conjugation

Conjugation of båda (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	båda		—
Supine	bådat		—
Imperative	båda		—
Imper. plural1	båden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bådar	bådade	—	—
Ind. plural1	båda	bådade	—	—
Subjunctive2	både	bådade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	bådande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• båda gott
• båda illa
• bebåda
• förebåda

References

• båda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• båda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• bud in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)