No. 11,534 in Swedish
ofrivillig
In English, "ofrivillig" means "involuntary" or "unintentional."
In a sentence
Han blev en ofrivillig deltagare i tävlingen.
He became an involuntary participant in the race.
The word 'ofrivillig' is used to indicate that the subject participated against his will or without his intention.
Det var en ofrivillig paus på grund av tekniska problem.
It was an involuntary pause due to technical issues.
Here, 'ofrivillig' describes the pause, indicating that it happened without planning or not by choice but due to external circumstances.
Hon kände sig som en ofrivillig åskådare till händelsen.
She felt like an involuntary observer of the event.
In this sentence, 'ofrivillig' describes the observer's state, emphasizing that the observation was not voluntary or desired by the person.
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