No. 465 in Swedish
ovanligt
Unusual.
In a sentence
Det är ovanligt varmt för årstiden.
It is unusually warm for the season.
In this sentence, 'ovanligt' is used as an adverb modifying the adjective 'varmt' to express an atypical degree of warmth compared to what is expected for the season.
Att se en räv i staden är ganska ovanligt.
Seeing a fox in the city is quite unusual.
Here, 'ovanligt' functions as an adjective describing the noun phrase 'Att se en räv i staden', indicating that such an occurrence is rare or uncommon.
Jag tycker att hans idé är lite ovanlig.
I think his idea is a bit unusual.
In this instance, 'ovanlig' (the base adjective form of 'ovanligt') is an adjective modifying the noun 'idé' to convey that the idea differs from the ordinary or expected types of ideas.
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