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helt enkelt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From helt (wholly, completely, entirely) +‎ enkelt (simply). Likely a calque of French tout simplement, according to SAOB.

Adverb

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helt enkelt (not comparable)

  1. simply, just, plain and simple (when stating something thought to be obvious or the like)
    Jag har inget emot det av principskäl, men det skulle helt enkelt inte fungera
    I have nothing against it as a matter of principle, but it simply wouldn't work
    Vi kommer inte få igång bilen, så vi får helt enkelt
    We won't get the car running, so we'll just have to walk
    Jag bryr mig inte om vad han kallar det. Det är stöld, helt enkelt.
    I don't care what he calls it. It's theft, plain and simple.
  2. simply (in a simple manner)
    De struntar helt enkelt i reglerna
    They simply don't care about the rules
    Vägen var avstängd, men vi tog helt enkelt en annan väg
    The road was closed, but we simply took another route

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