Swedish noun

en ovana

unaccustomedness, bad habitAlso the plural of ovan.

Meaning

unaccustomedness; bad habit

In Swedish: bristande vana

Forms

Forms of ovana
Singular, indefiniteen ovana
Singular, definiteovanan
Plural, indefiniteovanor
Plural, definiteovanorna

ovana is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ovana, den stora ovanan. Check another noun

Practise ovana

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Is it en ovana or ett ovana?

ovana in a sentence

  • han hade den fula ovanan att spotta på golvet
    he had the bad habit of spitting on the floor
  • Jag har skaffat mig ovanan att surfa på internet när jag borde göra annat.
    I've contracted the bad habit of surfing on Internet when I should do other things.
  • Det är bara ovanan som gör att du trillar hela tiden när du åker skridskor.
    It's only your lack of practice that makes you fall over all the time while skating.

Questions

What does ovana mean in English?

ovana means “unaccustomedness, bad habit”.

Is it en ovana or ett ovana?

It is en ovana, and “the unaccustomedness” is ovanan.

What is the plural of ovana?

The plural of ovana is ovanor, and the definite plural is ovanorna.

Origin

From o- + vana.

Nearby common words

ovana is number 9,742 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,738växthus a greenhouse (building in which plants are grown faster than outside)
  • 9,739teoretisk theoretical
  • 9,740schas shoo (go away!)
  • 9,741skena run away, bolt
  • 9,743skadlig harmful, injurious
  • 9,744gående passant (of a lion, etc.)
  • 9,745rättare a foreman on a large farm
  • 9,746matematisk mathematical
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