Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

märklig

strange, remarkable/²mærklɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

strange; remarkable

In Swedish: märkvärdig

Forms

Forms of märklig
Basic form	märklig	with en-words
Neuter	märkligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	märkliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	märkligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	märkligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise märklig

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What does märklig mean?

märklig in a sentence

en märklig historia
a remarkable story
bilföraren fick märkligt nog inga skador
strange to say, the driver had no injuries
det är märkligt att du ska ha så svårt att förstå
it is strange that you should find it so difficult to understand

Questions

What does märklig mean in English?

märklig means “strange, remarkable”.

Origin

Derivative of märke (“mark”) + -lig (“-ly”), literally “markly”, in the sense of “of note, notable, noteworthy”.

Nearby common words

märklig is number 2,402 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,398trist dismal, dreary
2,399staten the state, the goverment
2,400snö snow
2,401ilska anger
2,403våldsam violent
2,404orm snake
2,405förälskad in love
2,406fordon vehicle

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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