Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

offentlig

public, official

Meaning

public; official

In Swedish: som gäller allmänheten, allmän, officiell

Forms

Forms of offentlig
Basic form	offentlig	with en-words
Neuter	offentligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	offentliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

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What does offentlig mean?

offentlig in a sentence

offentlig debatt
public debate
offentlig handling
official document
offentlig försvarare
public defence counsel
den offentliga sektorn
the public sector
ett offentligt bibliotek
a public library
en offentlig toalett
a public toilet
en offentlig konsert
a public concert
en offentlig avrättning
a public execution

Questions

What does offentlig mean in English?

offentlig means “public, official”.

Similar words

allmänpublik

Origin

From German öffentlich, from Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.

Nearby common words

offentlig is number 3,268 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,264mängd number, quantity
3,265barndom childhood
3,266jadå emphatic of ja
3,267protest protest
3,269finn find
3,270besättningen the crew, crew
3,271pil arrow, willow
3,272objekt object

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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