aktuell

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German

Etymology

From French actuel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˈtu̯ɛl/, [ʔäktuˈɛl], [ʔäkˈtʋɛl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Adjective

aktuell (strong nominative masculine singular aktueller, comparative aktueller, superlative am aktuellsten)

  1. current, currently in action, live (in the sense of broadcasting)
    Synonym: jetzig
  2. recent
  3. up-to-date

Declension

Further reading

  • aktuell” in Duden online
  • aktuell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German aktuell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaktuˈæl/, [ˌɑktuˈæl]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

aktuell (masculine aktuellen, neuter aktuellt, comparative méi aktuell, superlative am aktuellsten)

  1. current

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French actuel.

Adjective

aktuell (neuter singular aktuelt, definite singular and plural aktuelle)

  1. current (existing or occurring at the moment)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French actuel.

Adjective

aktuell (neuter singular aktuelt, definite singular and plural aktuelle)

  1. current (as above)

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From French actuel, perhaps via German aktuell, from Late Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus + -ālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aktuell (comparative aktuellare, superlative aktuellast)

  1. frequent because of some recent event, topical, up-to-date, live, timely
    Frågan varför alkohol och tobak är lagligt medan cannabis är olagligt är ett aktuellt samtalsämne.
    The question why alcohol and tobacco is legal whereas cannabis is illegal is a frequently talked about issue.
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Hon är aktuell med en ny film som har biopremiär den 29/4.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. on the agenda, likely to happen
    Det är inte aktuellt med ett nyval menar statsministern.
    An extra election is out not on the agenda says the prime minister.

Declension

Inflection of aktuell
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular aktuell aktuellare aktuellast
Neuter singular aktuellt aktuellare aktuellast
Plural aktuella aktuellare aktuellast
Masculine plural3 aktuelle aktuellare aktuellast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 aktuelle aktuellare aktuellaste
All aktuella aktuellare aktuellaste
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

Usage notes

False friend with actually, see faktiskt.

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