må

to be (doing)

It's important noting that this infintive verb doesn't exactly have a solid translation in English. A few things here and there are expressed differently between the languages so it's important to essentially understand the vibe.

• befinna sig i visst (fysiskt eller psykiskt) till­stånd permanent eller till­fälligt to find oneself being in [a] certain (physical or mental) state peranently or temporarily jämför - känna sig, stå till

  1. hur mår du i dag? how are you (doing) today?

  2. hon har varit sjuk men nu mår hon bättre she has been sick but now, she's (doing) better.

  3. de åt så mycket glass att de mådde illa they ate so much ice cream that they feel sick

  4. han skryter så att man mår illa he brags so that one feels sick

  även ibland ironiskt - ha det bra also sometimes ironically - to have it good

  1. du skulle allt må [bra] om du hela tiden blev uppassad you would be (doing) fine if you, the whole time, were being looked after

  2. ha­ha, du skulle allt må [bra] då, va? haha, you would be (doing) well then, huh?

må bra	to be (doing) well
må dålig(t)	to be (doing) bad(ly)
må illa	to feel sick; vertigo, carsick