bokstavligen
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bokstavlig + -en
Adverb[edit]
bokstavligen
- literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth)
- 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.
- literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation))
- Synonym: ordagrant
- "Mardi gras" betyder bokstavligen "fet tisdag"
- "Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday"
- virtually, literally (as an emphasizer)
Usage notes[edit]
See the usage notes for ordagrann.