"ofta" meaning in Swedish

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Adverb

Audio: Sv-ofta.ogg Forms: oftare [comparative], oftast [superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|oft}} Old Norse oft, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*ufta}} Proto-Germanic *ufta Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} ofta, {{sv-adv|oft}} ofta (comparative oftare, superlative oftast)
  1. often Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-ofta-sv-adv-k8aBSPSs Disambiguation of Time: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

Audio: Sv-ofta.ogg
Etymology: Perhaps an ironic reversal of sällan (“seldom, no way”). Etymology templates: {{m|sv|sällan||seldom, no way}} sällan (“seldom, no way”) Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} ofta
  1. (slang) Expresses skepticism or surprise. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ofta-sv-intj-MkHpjoMu Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ofta meaning in Swedish (2.6kB)

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