Swedish adjective

onödig

unnecessary

Meaning

unnecessary

In Swedish: som inte behövs, inte nödvändig

Forms

Forms of onödig
Basic form	onödig	with en-words
Neuter	onödigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	onödiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	onödigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	onödigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does onödig mean?

onödig in a sentence

onödiga detaljer
unnecessary details
det är onödigt att ta sådana risker
it is not necessary to take such risks

Questions

What does onödig mean in English?

onödig means “unnecessary”.

Origin

o- + nödig, like Danish unødig, Norwegian Bokmål unødig, Norwegian Nynorsk unødig and German unnötig.

Nearby common words

onödig is number 5,492 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,488dike ditch, trench
5,489åtanke in mind
5,490synnerhet particularly, particular
5,491kraftigt powerfull, powerful
5,493bajs poo-poo
5,494tilldela allot
5,495polischef chief inspector
5,496dåra to charm, to enchant

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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