Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

oskyldig

innocent

Meaning

innocent

In Swedish: inte skyldig

Forms

Forms of oskyldig
Basic formoskyldigwith en-words
Neuteroskyldigtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteoskyldigaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeoskyldigare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeoskyldigast“-est”, “most …”

Practise oskyldig

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What does oskyldig mean?

oskyldig in a sentence

  • oskyldig till ett brott
    innocent of a crime
  • en oskyldig lek
    an innocent game
  • Det är inte Nisse som är yxmördaren. Han är oskyldig.
    Nisse is not the axe murderer. He is innocent.
  • bli oskyldigt dömd
    be wrongly convicted
  • ett oskyldigt misstag
    an innocent mistake
  • Vi kallar vår hamster Huliganen, för han är inte så oskyldig som han ser ut
    We call our hamster Hooligan, because he's not as innocent as he looks
  • När vi gick igenom mormors gamla bilder insåg vi att hon nog inte alltid varit så oskyldig som hon verkade
    When we went through grandma's old photos, we realized she probably hadn't always been as innocent as she seemed
  • det oskyldigaste lilla barn
    the most innocent little child

Questions

What does oskyldig mean in English?

oskyldig means “innocent”.

Origin

o- + skyldig

Nearby common words

oskyldig is number 1,036 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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