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How to say “otherwise” in Swedish

The usual word is annarsadverb · otherwise, else

annars

annars means “otherwise”, “else”.

skynda dig, annars missar vi tåget!
hurry up, otherwise (else) we'll miss the train
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Other Swedish words for “otherwise”

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

  • otherwise, differently
    annorlunda uttryckt (in other words)
  • annatpronoun
    something else, another, something else, other things, other stuff (when not used as a determiner (not followed by a noun or noun phrase))
    Vi har mycket annat att göra också (We have a lot of other things to do as well)

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