Swedish adverb· top 500 most common
faktiskt
as a matter of fact
Meaning
as a matter of fact
In Swedish: verkligen, i själva verket
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faktiskt in a sentence
- det är faktiskt santas a matter of fact, it is true
- Du kanske inte tror mig, men det där är faktiskt en sorts ugglaYou may not believe me, but that's actually a type of owl
- – Den där snubben är cool. – Ja, faktiskt!– That guy is cool. – Yeah, for real!
- Du påstår att jag är skyldig, men jag är faktiskt oskyldig!You claim that I'm guilty, but I'm actually innocent! (the "faktiskt" emphasizes the claim, somewhat similarly to English)
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What does faktiskt mean in English?
faktiskt means “as a matter of fact”.
Similar words
Nearby common words
faktiskt is number 356 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 352lägga put, place
- 353idag today, today (on the current day)
- 354sagt said
- 355månad month
- 357slå hit, beat
- 358fyra four
- 359bror a brother, a contracted form of broder, bro, brother (usually friendly or familiar term of address for a male)
- 360mede runner (device upon which something slides), rocker (device upon which something rocks)
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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