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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bara.

just, only

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adv/²bɑːra/Sweden/ba/colloquial, unstressed/bɑrɑ/Finland

  1. just, only

    not-comparable
    Jag ska bara läsa den här sidan också.
    Vi har bara en bil.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bara, from Old Norse *bara (“barely, only”), from *barr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare”). Compare Icelandic bara.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.