Swedish noun

ett obehag

discomfort

Meaning

discomfort

In Swedish: obehaglig känsla el. upplevelse

Forms

Forms of obehag
Singular, indefinite	ett obehag
Singular, definite	obehaget
Plural, indefinite	obehag
Plural, definite	obehagen

obehag is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort obehag, det stora obehaget. Check another noun

Practise obehag

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Is it en obehag or ett obehag?

obehag in a sentence

känna obehag
feel ill-at-ease (uncomfortable, discomfort)
utsättas för obehag
be exposed to inconvenience (discomfort)

Questions

What does obehag mean in English?

obehag means “discomfort”.

Is it en obehag or ett obehag?

It is ett obehag, and “the discomfort” is obehaget.

What is the plural of obehag?

obehag doesn't change in the plural: ett obehag, två obehag (definite: obehagen).

Similar words

olägenhet

Origin

o- + behag

Nearby common words

obehag is number 9,334 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,330bekvämlighet convenience, comfort
9,331kommunism Communism
9,332kuban Cuban
9,333navel navel
9,335uns ounce, scrap
9,336överstyr only used in gå överstyr
9,337talare speaker
9,338justering adjustment

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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