Swedish adjective · adverb · preposition· top 5,000 most common

ovan

unaccustomed, unused/ˈuːˌvɑːn/

ovan as an adjective

Meaning

unaccustomed; unused

In Swedish: inte van, oerfaren

Forms

Forms of ovan
Basic formovanwith en-words
Neuterovantwith ett-words
Plural and definiteovanaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeovanare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeovanast“-est”, “most …”

ovan as an adverb

Meaning

above

In Swedish: på en plats högre upp

ovan as a preposition

Meaning

above

In Swedish: över, ovanför

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What does ovan mean?

ovan in a sentence

  • en ovan miljö
    unfamiliar surroundings (environment)
  • Han är en ovan förare som är ovan vid att köra nattetid.
    He is an inexperienced driver who's not used to driving at night.
  • de ovan framförda kraven
    the demands set out above
  • Se bilden ovan.
    See the image above.
  • ovan jord
    above ground
  • Ovan molnen är himlen alltid blå.
    Above the clouds, the sky is always blue.

Expressions

  • (en röst) från ovan
    (a voice) from above

Questions

What does ovan mean in English?

ovan means “unaccustomed, unused”.

Similar words

orutineradöveroerfaren

Origin

From o- + van.

Nearby common words

ovan is number 4,848 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,844lobby vestibule, lobby
  • 4,845mässa mass, trade fair
  • 4,846morgondag tomorrow; Archaic or poetic the day after today., figuratively and/or generally about an unspecified future, most often used in definite singular genitive, i.e. morgondagens. Also a future unspecified day, especially en morgondag.
  • 4,847härliga lovely
  • 4,849katolsk Catholic
  • 4,850skapelse creation, making
  • 4,851armband bracelet
  • 4,852höst fall (US), autumn
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