Swedish adjective · adverb· top 1,000 most common

annorlunda

different

annorlunda as an adjective

Meaning

different

In Swedish: olik, ovanlig

Forms

Forms of annorlunda
Basic formannorlundawith en-words
Comparativemer annorlunda“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemest annorlunda“-est”, “most …”

annorlunda as an adverb

Meaning

otherwise; differently

In Swedish: på annat sätt

Practise annorlunda

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What does annorlunda mean?

annorlunda in a sentence

  • förhållandena är helt annorlunda
    conditions are quite different
  • ett annorlunda samhälle
    an unusual community
  • annorlunda uttryckt
    in other words
  • Kunde jag ha handlat annorlunda?
    What else could I have done?

Questions

What does annorlunda mean in English?

annorlunda means “different”.

Similar words

inte som andrautstickande

Origin

From Old Swedish annorlund, annerlunda, anner lundh or annan + -lunda

Nearby common words

annorlunda is number 770 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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