Swedish adverb· top 2,000 most common

ej

not

Meaning

not

In Swedish: inte, icke

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What does ej mean?

ej in a sentence

vi måste avgöra om frågan ska tas upp eller ej
we must decide whether or not the question is to be taken up
Tro det eller ej.
Believe it or not.
(Jag) Vet ej.
(I) Don't know.
Gäller ej.
Does not apply.

Questions

What does ej mean in English?

ej means “not”.

Similar words

ickeinte

Origin

From Old Norse eigi.

Nearby common words

ej is number 1,288 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,284misslyckas fail
1,285förstod understood
1,286försvara defend
1,287äldre older, elderly
1,289stilla calm, quiet
1,290ful ugly, nasty
1,291insåg realized, realised
1,292utnyttja make use of

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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