härlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon hêrlik. Cf. German herrlich, Dutch heerlijk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛːrˌlɪɡ/, [ˈhæːˌɭɪ(ɡ)]
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Adjective

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härlig (comparative härligare, superlative härligast)

  1. lovely, delightful, wonderful (very pleasant), (sometimes a better match for tone, as it can also sound casual) great
    en härlig dag i solen
    a lovely day in the sun
    Din farfar är för härlig
    Your grandpa is so lovely/delightful (charming)
    – Jag lyckades fixa datorn. – Härligt!
    – I managed to fix the computer. – Great!
  2. (chiefly religion, archaic to obsolete) glorious, majestic, splendid (compare härlighet)

Declension

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Inflection of härlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular härlig härligare härligast
Neuter singular härligt härligare härligast
Plural härliga härligare härligast
Masculine plural3 härlige härligare härligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 härlige härligare härligaste
All härliga härligare härligaste
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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