blå
/bloː/
The Swedish word for blue is blå.
blå is used to describe the color blue. It can function as an adjective or as a noun referring to the color itself. Related terms include mörkblå for dark blue and ljusblå for light blue. The term blåvinge refers to a butterfly of the subfamily Polyommatinae.
Meaning: blue-coloured (adj)
Which one should you use?
While blå is the standard form, the neuter form is blått. Specific shades can be specified using mörkblå (dark blue) and ljusblå (light blue).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, blå is indeclinable when used as a predicate or when it is used with a definite noun, meaning it does not change form for gender or number in those instances. For neuter nouns, the form blått is used.
How do you pronounce it?
/bloː/
Did you know?
- In Swedish, the word blå is used in the phrase blåmärke to describe a bruise. Literally, this translates to a 'blue mark'.
- Historically, the Old Norse ancestor of blå was sometimes used to describe things that we would now call black, such as ravens or dark cloaks.
- The term blåljus refers to the 'blue light' of emergency vehicles, but it is also used as a general term for the emergency services themselves.
Examples in context
- Jag har blå ögon.I have blue eyes.This sentence shows how to use blå to describe eye color.Tatoeba #2654036 by User73201, translation #2359360 by CK
- Mina ögon är blå.My eyes are blue.This sentence demonstrates blå being used as a predicate to describe eyes.Tatoeba #3053272 by herrsilen, translation #422356 by CK
- Hans ögon är blå.His eyes are blue.This sentence shows blå being used to describe his eyes.Tatoeba #8755765 by herrsilen, translation #287682 by CK
- Den blå blommanThe blue flower
- En blåröd blommaA blue-red flower
- 42 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emma and Karl are looking at a piece of clothing.
- EmmaÄr den tröjan blå?Is that sweater blue?
- KarlJa, den är mörkblå.Yes, it is dark blue.
- EmmaJag gillar blå kläder.I like blue clothes.
- KarlDet gör jag också.I do too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “blue” translations and entries blå, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
