skilja.
to separate; to cause to be separate
Meaning & usage
to separate; to cause to be separate
skilja agnarna från vetet
to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate
kunna skilja på höger och vänster
kunna skilja höger från vänster
to separate, to distinguish (treat as different)
skilja på två fenomen / skilja två fenomen åt
to differ; to be different
Äpplen och päron skiljer sig (åt) på så sätt att de är olika frukter
to divorce; to end one's marriage
De bestämde sig för att skilja sig
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”).
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