Oförenliga

Oförenliga is a Swedish adjective meaning incompatible or irreconcilable. It is used to describe things, statements, conditions, or theories that cannot be reconciled or coexist without contradiction.

Origin and usage: The term is formed with the negating prefix o- attached to förenlig, meaning reconcilable or compatible. The form of the adjective commonly appears as oförenliga when describing plural nouns or when used in certain definite constructions in Swedish.

Applications: In philosophy and logic, oförenliga describes propositions that cannot both be true at the same time. In ethics, it is used for values that cannot be harmonized. In science, it can refer to results or interpretations that cannot be reconciled under a single account. In everyday language, it signals strong incompatibility among options, requirements, or principles. For example, De två teorierna är oförenliga. (The two theories are incompatible.)

Related terms: Förenlig means compatible, and oförenlighet refers to incompatibility. The term is also used in neutral or formal contexts to discuss mutually exclusive positions, methods, standards, or constraints.

Translations and equivalents: In English, the closest translation is incompatible or irreconcilable. In Swedish discourse, oförenliga functions similarly to express that two concepts cannot be brought together without contradiction or contradiction in consequences.