misär

See also: Misär, misar, mišar, and mişar

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French misère. Attested since 1705.

Noun

misär c

  1. poverty, squalor, miserable living conditions
    Såg du hur de lever? Vilken jäkla misär.
    Did you see how they live? What god damn squalor.
  2. misery
    Frun vill lämna mig. Vilken jäkla misär.
    My wife wants to leave me. What god damn misery.

Usage notes

More often of miserable living conditions (or situations) and the like compared to English. Also a bit less literary-sounding.

Declension

Declension of misär
nominative genitive
singular indefinite misär misärs
definite misären misärens
plural indefinite misärer misärers
definite misärerna misärernas

See also

References

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