verklig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German wirklich. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk verkeleg and Danish virkelig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

verklig (comparative verkligare, superlative verkligast)

  1. actual, real; existing in act or reality
  2. real, true
    En verklig hjälte
    A true hero

Declension

Inflection of verklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular verklig verkligare verkligast
neuter singular verkligt verkligare verkligast
plural verkliga verkligare verkligast
masculine plural2 verklige verkligare verkligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 verklige verkligare verkligaste
all verkliga verkligare verkligaste

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.

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