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How to say “literally” in Swedish
The usual word is bokstavligenadverb · literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth), literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation)), virtually, literally (as an emphasizer)
bokstavligen
bokstavligen means “literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth)”, “literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation))”, “virtually, literally (as an emphasizer)”.
Jag tror du har missförstått. Nisse är bokstavligen en kanin. Vi döpte vår kanin till Nisse.
I think you have misunderstood. Nisse is literally a rabbit. We named our rabbit Nisse.
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