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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hur.

how

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adv/hʉːr//ˈhu(r)/Finland, colloquial/ˈhuru/Finland, colloquial/ˈhœ(r)/Finland, colloquial

  1. how

    not-comparable
    Hur är det bra för oss?
Where this word comes from

Shortened form of huru, from Old Swedish hwaru, from neuter dative of Proto-Germanic *hwar

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