oförklarlig
Swedish
editEtymology
edito- (“un-”) + förklarlig (“explainable”)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editoförklarlig (not comparable)
- inexplicable, unexplainable
- av någon oförklarlig anledning
- for some inexplicable reason
- unexplained
- oförklarlig fågeldöd
- unexplained bird death
Usage notes
editOförklarad would be the literal translation in (sense 2), but oförklarlig is more idiomatic, focusing on people's (current) inability to explain something rather than on it not being explained.
Declension
editInflection of oförklarlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | oförklarlig | — | — |
Neuter singular | oförklarligt | — | — |
Plural | oförklarliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | oförklarlige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | oförklarlige | — | — |
All | oförklarliga | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |