Swedish preposition· top 5,000 most common
ovanpå
on top of
Meaning
on top of
In Swedish: över, på
Practise ovanpå
1 / 1What does ovanpå mean?
ovanpå in a sentence
- ligga ovanpå sängenlie on the bed
- ovanpå allt annaton top of everything
- Skålen fick inte plats i kylskåpet, så jag ställde den ovanpå så längeThe bowl didn't fit in the fridge, so I put it on top of the fridge for the time being
Questions
What does ovanpå mean in English?
ovanpå means “on top of”.
Origin
From Old Swedish ovan pā.
Nearby common words
ovanpå is number 4,487 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

