Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

obekväm

uncomfortable

Meaning

uncomfortable

In Swedish: inte bekväm; obehaglig, besvärlig

Forms

Forms of obekväm
Basic form	obekväm	with en-words
Neuter	obekvämt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	obekväma	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	obekvämare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	obekvämast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise obekväm

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What does obekväm mean?

obekväm in a sentence

obekväm arbetstid
unsocial (inconvenient) working hours
en obekväm stol
an uncomfortable chair

Questions

What does obekväm mean in English?

obekväm means “uncomfortable”.

Similar words

oskön

Origin

From Old Swedish obeqvæmber (“unsuitable, inappropriate”), equivalent to o- + bekväm.

Nearby common words

obekväm is number 3,798 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,794uppfann invented
3,795gasa accelerate
3,796individ individual
3,797ritual ritual
3,799dricks tip
3,801inbilla to (falsely) imagine, to convince (of something false)
3,802överföra transfer, transmit
3,803gen short, direct

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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