misär
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French misère. Attested since 1705.
Noun edit
misär c
- poverty, squalor, miserable living conditions
- Såg du hur de lever? Vilken jäkla misär.
- Did you see how they live? What god damn squalor.
- misery
- Frun vill lämna mig. Vilken jäkla misär.
- My wife wants to leave me. What god damn misery.
Usage notes edit
More often of miserable living conditions (or situations) and the like compared to English. Also a bit less literary-sounding.
Declension edit
| Declension of misär | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | misär | misären | misärer | misärerna |
| Genitive | misärs | misärens | misärers | misärernas |