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What does the Swedish word 'lagom,' seen by anthropologists as key to national identity, literally mean when translated into English?
Answer
Not too much, not too little
Lagom conveys a sense of appropriate sufficiency, meaning something is exactly enough without excess or shortage, reflecting Swedish cultural values of balance.
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Swedish "lagom" ("just right") is so culturally specific that anthropologists cite it as central to Swedish identity and work culture.
Other options people guess
- As much as possible
- Only the bare minimum
- More than enough
Topics
- sweden
- untranslatable-words
- vocabulary
- culture
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