Swedish adjective

maktlös

powerless

Meaning

powerless

Forms

Forms of maktlös
Basic form	maktlös	with en-words
Neuter	maktlöst	with ett-words
Plural and definite	maktlösa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	maktlösare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	maktlösast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does maktlös mean in English?

maktlös means “powerless”.

Origin

makt + -lös.

Nearby common words

maktlös is number 8,030 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,026torsk cod, John
8,027försvarslös defenseless, defenceless
8,028mjukvara software
8,029huvudsak (the) main thing, (the) primary thing
8,031dop baptism
8,032klen thin, frail
8,033reservat reserve
8,034skivbolag record labels, record company

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