olycklig
Meaning
unhappy; unfortunate
In Swedish: drabbad av olycka, sorgsen
Forms
| Basic form | olycklig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | olyckligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | olyckliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | olyckligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | olyckligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise olycklig
1 / 1What does olycklig mean?
olycklig in a sentence
- olyckliga människorunhappy (miserable, wretched) people
- ett olyckligt beslutan unfortunate decision
- Det är svårt att vara olyckligare än vad jag är just nu.It’s hard to be more unhappy than I am right now.
- ett olyckligt livan unhappy life
- Det här är en mycket olycklig situation.This is a very unfortunate situation.
Questions
What does olycklig mean in English?
olycklig means “unhappy, unfortunate”.
Similar words
förtvivladbeklämd
Origin
o- (“un-”) + lycklig (“happy”) or olycka (“accident”) + -lig (“-ly, -y”)
Nearby common words
olycklig is number 2,102 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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