Swedish adjective
overklig
unreal
Meaning
unreal
In Swedish: inte verklig, drömlik
Forms
| Basic form | overklig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | overkligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | overkliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | overkligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | overkligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise overklig
1 / 1What does overklig mean?
overklig in a sentence
- livet på 50-talet känns mig overkligt, som något man sett på filmlife in the fifties seems unreal to me, like sth. one has seen in a movie
- Det kändes overkligt att träffas igen efter tjugo årIt felt surreal to meet again after twenty years
Questions
What does overklig mean in English?
overklig means “unreal”.
Similar words
illusorisk
Origin
o- (“un-”) + verklig (“real”)
Nearby common words
overklig is number 7,494 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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