Swedish conjunction· top 2,000 most common

varken

neither/ˈvarkˌɛn/

Meaning

neither

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What does varken mean?

varken in a sentence

han ville varken säga ja eller nej
he would say neither yes nor no
varken X eller Y
neither X nor Y

Questions

What does varken mean in English?

varken means “neither”.

Origin

From Old Norse hvárgi.

Nearby common words

varken is number 1,247 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,243ångra regret, undo
1,244bete to behave (oneself)
1,245klänning dress
1,246besök visit, stay
1,248bredvid adjacent to, beside
1,249professor professor
1,250svag weak
1,251syn eyesight, vision

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary