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om.

if

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

conj/ɔm/

  1. if

    om inte

  2. whether introduces an indirect question

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi. * As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob. Doublet of jäv, direct descendant of ef (see that for more)

prep/ɔm/

  1. about

    en bok om tåg
    Vi har pratat om dig.

  2. in, within (when talking about time)

    om tio minuter
    Vem kan komma på festen jag ska ha om en vecka?

  3. around

    Han har ett rep om sin hals
    De flyttade om möblerna

  4. during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)

    om våren
    om kvällarna

  5. a (only when speaking about frequencies); per

    Han röker fem cigaretter om dagen.
    Jag jobbar nästan alla dagar om året.

  6. of

    till vänster om kylskåpet
    norr om staden
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi. * As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob. Doublet of jäv, direct descendant of ef (see that for more)

particle/ɔm/

  1. Specifies that a verb is done again; compare English re-.

    Hon målade om huset.
    Sara blev tvungen att göra om läxorna.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi. * As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob. Doublet of jäv, direct descendant of ef (see that for more)

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