noun
en middag
dinner
En måltid som man äter senare på dagen, ofta den största måltiden och äts tillsammans med familj eller vänner.
Definition & meaning
Middag means dinner, usually the main cooked meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
It can also mean noon or midday, though this sense is less common in everyday speech.
Grammar & Word origin
- Noun: en middag
- Forms: middag, middagen, middagar, middagarna
- The word comes from mid (“middle”) and dag (“day”). It originally referred to the middle of the day and later also came to mean the meal eaten around that time.
Synonyms & antonyms
- kvällsmat — “evening meal”; often a lighter meal than middag.
- lunch — a meal eaten around midday; it can sometimes be the main meal of the day.
- Antonyms: There is no direct antonym for middag.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Vi ska äta middag nu.noun
We are going to eat dinner now.
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