eftersom

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish æptir sum. Surface analysis efter (after) + som (like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ˈɛftærˌsɔm/, [²ˈɛ̞fːt̪əˌʂɔm]
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Conjunction

eftersom

  1. because, since, as
    • 1926, Hjalmar Bergman, Farmor och Vår Herre
      Men eftersom du ändå är hans farmor, tycker jag nog, att du har rätt i det.
      But still since you are his grandmother, I do think that you have a point.

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