Swedish adjective

oduglig

incompetent

Meaning

incompetent

In Swedish: som saknar förmåga

Forms

Forms of oduglig
Basic form	oduglig	with en-words
Neuter	odugligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	odugliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	odugligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	odugligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise oduglig

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What does oduglig mean?

oduglig in a sentence

en oduglig sekreterare
an incompetent secretary
en oduglig såg
a useless saw
känna sig oduglig
feel incompetent
Han är oduglig som lärare
He's inept as a teacher
Den här kniven är oduglig att skära bröd med
This knife is useless for cutting bread

Questions

What does oduglig mean in English?

oduglig means “incompetent”.

Similar words

oanvändbarbotteninkapabel

Origin

o- (“un-”) + duglig (“capable, able”)

Nearby common words

oduglig is number 6,423 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,419skolka cut class, play truant
6,420väljare voter
6,421dialekt dialect
6,422nackdel disadvantage
6,424ombud representative
6,426deltaga dated form of delta
6,427kretsa revolve (around)
6,428pytteliten tiny, very small

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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