Swedish conjunction· top 5,000 most common
såvida
in case, if/sɔˈviːˌda/
Meaning
in case; if
In Swedish: om
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1 / 1What does såvida mean?
såvida in a sentence
- såvida inteunless
- Vi tänker ta en båttur imorgon, såvida det inte regnar.We're going to take a boat trip tomorrow, unless it rains.
- Såvida inget oförutsett inträffar så kommer vi fram imorgon.Provided that nothing unexpected occurs, we'll arrive tomorrow.
Questions
What does såvida mean in English?
såvida means “in case, if”.
Similar words
såframt
Nearby common words
såvida is number 2,517 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

