virkelig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German wirklich. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk verkeleg and Swedish verklig. The sense real is slightly newer (since the 18th century)

Adjective

virkelig (neuter virkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive virkelige)

  1. real
  2. actual

Inflection

Inflection of virkelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular virkelig virkeligere virkeligst2
indefinite neuter singular virkeligt virkeligere virkeligst2
plural virkelige virkeligere virkeligst2
definite attributive1 virkelige virkeligere virkeligste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Adverb

virkelig

  1. really, truly

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish virkelig.

Adjective

virkelig

  1. actual
  2. real

Adverb

virkelig

  1. really, truly
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