Swedish adverb

ursprungligen

originally

Meaning

originally

In Swedish: från början

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What does ursprungligen mean?

ursprungligen in a sentence

  • huset byggdes ursprungligen som skola
    the house was originally built as a school

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What does ursprungligen mean in English?

ursprungligen means “originally”.

Origin

ursprunglig + -en

Nearby common words

ursprungligen is number 9,043 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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