Swedish adverb· top 5,000 most common

isär

apart

Meaning

apart

In Swedish: itu, i delar

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What does isär mean?

isär in a sentence

  • hålla isär arbete och fritid
    keep one's private life separate from one's job
  • plocka isär en cykel
    take apart a bicycle
  • slita isär
    tear up
  • ta isär något
    take something apart

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What does isär mean in English?

isär means “apart”.

Similar words

delad

Origin

From i + sär, which itself is derived from Old Norse sér.

Nearby common words

isär is number 3,338 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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