rättfram

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rätt +‎ fram, originally an adverb meaning "straightforward" (in the literal sense). Attested in the adjectival form since 1840.

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rättfram (comparative mer rättfram, superlative mest rättfram)

  1. forthright, frank, bluff

Declension[edit]

Inflection of rättfram
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rättfram mer rättfram mest rättfram
Neuter singular rättframt mer rättframt mest rättframt
Plural rättframma mer rättframma mest rättframma
Masculine plural3 rättframme mer rättframma mest rättframma
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 rättframme mer rättframme mest rättframme
All rättframma mer rättframma mest rättframma
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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