Swedish Word of the Day
sällan
SEL-lan • adverb — 18th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: rarely; not often
Examples
- Jag går sällan på bio.
(I rarely go to the cinema.) - Han äter sällan kött.
(He rarely eats meat.) - Det regnar sällan här på sommaren.
(It rarely rains here in the summer.)
Synonyms
- ofta inte
- inte ofta
Antonyms
- ofta
- vanligtvis
Use sällan to say that something happens infrequently or only on rare occasions. It is common in both spoken and written Swedish.
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