ordagrann

Swedish

Etymology

ord +‎ -a- +‎ grann

Adjective

ordagrann (not comparable)

  1. literal (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s))
    Synonym: bokstavlig
    en ordagrann översättning
    a literal/word-for-word translation
    "Mardi gras" betyder ordgrant "fet tisdag"
    "Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday"
    1. word-for-word, verbatim
      Det är ordagrant vad han sa
      It is word-for-word what he said

Usage notes

Bokstavlig and the corresponding adverb bokstavligen often imply notability when quoting. When quoting something that might be considered outrageous, as an example, bokstavligen emphasizes that those were actually the exact words. Ordagrant (adverb) can also be used in that case, but is inherently more neutral, and is more common than bokstavligen for word-for-word, verbatim, and the like.

Declension

Inflection of ordagrann
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ordagrann — —
neuter singular ordagrant — —
plural ordagranna — —
masculine plural2 ordagranne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ordagranne — —
all ordagranna — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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