Swedish adverb· top 2,000 most common

ihjäl

to death, killed, dead, kill, to death, dead/ɪˈjɛːl/

Meaning

to death; killed, dead; kill; to death, dead

In Swedish: till döds

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What does ihjäl mean?

ihjäl in a sentence

  • slå ihjäl
    beat to death
  • skjuta ihjäl
    shoot dead
  • hugga ihjäl
    stab to death
  • frysa ihjäl
    freeze to death
  • svälta ihjäl
    starve to death
  • hungra ihjäl
    die of hunger
  • törsta ihjäl
    die of thirst
  • bli ihjälkörd
    die from being hit by a vehicle (be "to death-driven")

Expressions

  • skratta ihjäl sig
    die laughing

Questions

What does ihjäl mean in English?

ihjäl means “to death, killed, dead”.

Nearby common words

ihjäl is number 1,398 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,394snabb fast, speedy
  • 1,395sång song
  • 1,396lustig funny, amusing
  • 1,397dar days, contraction of dagar, indefinite plural of dag; sometimes written da'r
  • 1,399frisk healthy, well
  • 1,400blåsa blow
  • 1,401helg weekend, holiday
  • 1,402hustru wife
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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