Word
Jag mår bra.
Meaning
I feel good.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Jag mår bra.
Why do you say Jag mår bra instead of Jag är bra?
Swedish uses the verb må (present mår) to talk about well-being. Jag mår bra = I feel well/I’m doing fine. Jag är bra literally means I am good (e.g., skilled or morally good). Use Jag är bra with abilities: Jag är bra på tennis, but not as a reply to “How are you?”
How do you pronounce the sentence?
- Jag: often [jɑːɡ], but in casual speech commonly [jɑ] or [ja] (the g is weak or dropped).
- mår: [moːr]. The å is a long vowel like the o in English “more” (without r-coloring). The r is pronounced.
- bra: [brɑː], with a clear r (tapped/trilled in many accents). Natural prosody puts the main stress on mår and bra: Ja(g) mår BRA.
What are the forms of the verb må (“to feel”)?
- Infinitive: må
- Present: mår
- Past (preterite): mådde
- Supine (used with har): mått Examples:
- Jag mår bra.
- Jag mådde bra i går.
- Jag har mått bra länge. Note: There is also an old-fashioned auxiliary må meaning “may” in set phrases (e.g., Må det gå dig väl), unrelated to well-being.