idag

See also: i dag and í dag

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: i‧dag

Verb

idag

to avoid by moving suddenly out of the way; to dodge

Danish

Adverb

idag

misspelling of i dag

Norwegian

Adverb

idag

misspelling of i dag

Usage notes

idag is accepted in Riksmål. Originally a continuation of pre-1938 Bokmål, it has developed into a separate, unofficial written standard used by people who reject the Bokmål spelling reforms of 1938 and 1959. These reforms were mostly further Norwegianisation of the Danish language used in Norway (like the reforms of 1907 and 1917). The 1938 reform was, unlike the previous ones, not only introducing new spellings (like snø, etter, nå), but also removing the Danish ones (sne, efter, nu).

Swedish

Alternative forms

i dag

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈdɑː(ɡ)/, [ɪˈd̪ɒ̜ː(ɡ)]

Etymology

Contraction of i dag.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

idag (not comparable)

today (on the current day)
Jag ska dit idag
I'm going there today
today (at the present time)
2. at present; now, currently, etc.
  Företaget har vuxit snabbt och har idag kunder i 30 länder
  The company has grown rapidly and now [today] has customers in 30 countries
  
  Det finns idag inget botemedel mot sjukdomen
  There is currently [today] no cure for the disease
3. these days; now, nowadays, etc.
  Near-synonyms: nuförtiden, numera

Usage notes

Compared to English, Swedish has a relatively stronger preference for today as opposed to now or currently or the like in (sense 2.1).
Nuförtiden and numera normally imply now as opposed to (during some period) in the past, and so are only synonymous with idag when it is used with the same implication.
"I dag" is common in newspaper writing. "Idag" is more common otherwise.

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