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How to say “miserable” in Swedish

The usual word is eländigadjective · rotten, miserable, wretched

eländig

eländig means “rotten”, “miserable”, “wretched”.

jag känner mig eländig idag!
I feel rotten today!
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Which is the Swedish for “miserable”?

Other Swedish words for “miserable”

English “miserable” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

  • olyckligadjective
    unhappy, unfortunate
    olyckliga människor (unhappy (miserable, wretched) people)
  • bedrövligadjective
    deplorable, miserable, pitiful, wretched
    en bedrövlig syn (a pitiful sight)
  • useladjective
    wretched

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