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Swedish adverb · interjection· top 1,000 most common

ofta

often/²ɔfːta/

ofta as an adverb

Meaning

often

In Swedish: vid många upprepade tillfällen

ofta as an interjection

Meaning

Expresses skepticism or surprise (incredulity).

Practise ofta

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What does ofta mean?

ofta in a sentence

  • jag slår ofta upp ord i lexikon
    I often look words up in the dictionary
  • komik bygger ofta på upprepning
    comedy is often based on repetition
  • hans namn hörs allt oftare i debatten
    his name is heard more and more often in the debate
  • Kommer du hit ofta?
    Do you come [to] here [hither] often?
  • – Jag kan gå på händer runt huset. – Ofta.
    – I can walk on my hands around the house. – Yeah, right.
  • Ofta att du kan gå på händer runt huset
    Yeah right, as if you can walk on your hands around the house
  • Ofta! Du klarade det!
    What! You did it!

Questions

What does ofta mean in English?

ofta means “often”.

Similar words

ideligen

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Norse oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Nearby common words

ofta is number 714 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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