övriga

Övriga is a Swedish adjective and pronoun meaning "other" or "the rest," used to refer to items, people, or information that are not part of a previously mentioned set. The word functions to distinguish what remains from what has been specified.

Grammatical use and forms: As an adjective, övrig agrees with the noun it modifies. In common cases, the plural form is övriga (for example, övriga dagar, övriga deltagare). In singular, the forms are övrig for en-ord nouns and övrigt for ett-ord nouns (for example, en övrig person, ett övrigt problem). In definite plural constructions, the form appears in phrases such as de övriga deltagarna or övriga deltagarna in less formal contexts. Övrig can also function as a pronoun meaning “the others,” often in phrases like de övriga eller övriga, depending on sentence structure.

Usage notes: Övriga is commonly used to indicate remaining items within a group, contrast with the ones already identified. It is typically preferred over synonyms in formal or written Swedish, but may appear in spoken language as well. The term is versatile across domains such as meetings, reports, and descriptions of sets or categories. In many cases, the word can be replaced by andra, särskilt when emphasis is on the remaining individuals rather than the set as a whole.

Examples:

- Övriga deltagare deltog i mötet. (The other participants attended the meeting.)

- Övrig information finns i bilagan. (Other information is in the appendix.)

- De övriga var inte närvarande. (The rest were not present.)

See also: annan, andra, resten.