vänster
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse vinstri, Proto-Germanic *winistraz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]vänster
- left (on the left-hand side)
- gå genom vänster dörr, genom vänstra dörren
- walk through the left door
- gå genom vänster dörr, genom vänstra dörren
- (politics) left-wing; left
Declension
[edit]Inflection of vänster | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vänster | — | — |
Neuter singular | vänster | — | — |
Plural | vänstra | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | vänstre | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vänstre | — | — |
All | vänstra | — | — |
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 |
Antonyms
[edit]Noun
[edit]vänster c
- the left side
- (politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties
- (sports) A player on the left side of the field in sports like soccer or hockey
- (in the expression "på något vänster") way (colloquial alteration of "på något sätt")
Declension
[edit]Declension of vänster | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vänster | vänstern | vänstrar | vänstrarna |
Genitive | vänsters | vänsterns | vänstrars | vänstrarnas |
Antonyms
[edit]- (right) höger
Further reading
[edit]- vänster in Svensk ordbok.