Swedish adverb· top 500 most common

annars

otherwise, else

Meaning

otherwise; else

In Swedish: i annat fall; för övrigt

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What does annars mean?

annars in a sentence

Skynda dig, annars missar vi tåget!
hurry up, otherwise (else) we'll miss the train

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What does annars mean in English?

annars means “otherwise, else”.

Origin

From Old Norse annars.

Nearby common words

annars is number 374 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

370illa badly, very
371klart clear, finished
372fort quickly, fast
373person person
375dog died
376åker arable land, field
377sova sleep, be asleep
378hittad found

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary