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How to say “surprise” in Swedish
The usual word is en överraskningnoun · surprise
överraskning
en överraskning means “surprise”. The definite form is överraskningen, the plural överraskningar.
beskedet kom som en överraskning för oss
the message came as a surprise to us
Check yourself: “surprise”
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Other Swedish words for “surprise”
English “surprise” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.
- att överraskaverbsurprise, astonishjag blev överraskad över att det gick så bra (I was surprised that it went so well)
- en förvåningnounsurprisejag såg till min förvåning att bilen var borta (to my surprise I saw the car was gone)
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