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behövlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, behöva +‎ -lig.

Adjective

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behövlig (comparative mer behövlig, superlative mest behövlig)

  1. needed
    Antonym: obehövlig

Declension

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Inflection of behövlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular behövlig mer behövlig mest behövlig
neuter singular behövligt mer behövligt mest behövligt
plural behövliga mer behövliga mest behövliga
masculine plural2 behövlige mer behövliga mest behövliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 behövlige mer behövlige mest behövlige
all behövliga mer behövliga mest behövliga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • behövlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)