båda

This is the 165th most frequent Swedish word.


båda

"Both"


Used as a pronoun indicating two entities together performing an action.

Båda barnen gick till skolan.

Both children went to school.


Used as an adverb emphasizing that two subjects share a characteristic or action.

Han och hon älskar båda att resa.

He and she both love to travel.


Used as an adjective to specify two items collectively.

Vi köpte båda böckerna från bokhandeln.

We bought both books from the bookstore.