Swedish adjective
eländig
rotten, miserable, wretched
Meaning
rotten; miserable; wretched
In Swedish: som lever under svåra förhållanden
Forms
| Basic form | eländig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | eländigt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | eländiga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | eländigare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | eländigast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise eländig
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eländig in a sentence
- Jag känner mig eländig idag!I feel rotten today!
- barnen växte upp under eländiga förhållandenthe children grew up in miserable circumstances
Questions
What does eländig mean in English?
eländig means “rotten, miserable”.
Similar words
Origin
elände + -ig.
Nearby common words
eländig is number 5,212 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,208rentvå clear, exculpate
- 5,209tatuera tattoo
- 5,210handskas handle
- 5,211distraherad distracted
- 5,213bandage bandage
- 5,214fe fairy
- 5,215konkurrent competitor
- 5,216onormal abnormal
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary