Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

osäker

uncertain, unsure, insecure/ˈuːˌsɛːkɛr/

Meaning

uncertain; unsure; insecure

In Swedish: inte säker el. självklar

Forms

Forms of osäker
Basic formosäkerwith en-words
Neuterosäkertwith ett-words
Plural and definiteosäkraplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeosäkrare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeosäkrast“-est”, “most …”

Practise osäker

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What does osäker mean?

osäker in a sentence

  • framtiden är osäker
    the future is uncertain
  • vara osäker på sig själv
    be unsure of oneself
  • jag är osäker om jag hinner
    I am not sure I will have time
  • Vårt hus är mycket osäkert.
    Our house is very unsafe.
  • Det är osäkert att låta barnen vara ute ensamna på kvällen.
    It's dangerous to let the children be outdoors in the evening.
  • Det är osäkert om du lyckas eller inte.
    It's unsure whether you'll succeed or not.
  • Han är osäker på sig själv
    He's unsure of himself
  • Giftets låga styrka gör att han går en osäker död till mötes.
    The low strength of the poison causes him to meet an uncertain death.

Questions

What does osäker mean in English?

osäker means “uncertain, unsure”.

Similar words

tvehågsentveksam

Origin

o- (“-un”) + säker (“sure”)

Nearby common words

osäker is number 2,407 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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