No. 6,841 in Swedish

olyckligt

"Unluckily" or "unfortunately."

In a sentence

Han fick ett olyckligt slut på sin semester.
He had an unfortunate end to his vacation.
In this sentence, 'olyckligt' is used as an adjective to describe something that ended sadly or unfortunately, referring to the end of the vacation.
Det är olyckligt att vi inte kunde träffas idag.
It is unfortunate that we could not meet today.
Here, 'olyckligt' is used adverbially to express regret or disappointment that stems from a situation not happening or being missed.
Hon kände sig olyckligt kär.
She felt hopelessly in love.
In this example, 'olyckligt' modifies 'kär' (in love), conveying that her feelings were one-sided or not favorable.

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