bokstavligen

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Swedish

Etymology

bokstavlig +‎ -en

Adverb

bokstavligen

  1. 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.
  2. 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"
  3. virtually, literally (as an emphasizer)

Usage notes

See the usage notes for ordagrann.

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