ganska
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ganſka (obsolete typography)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German gans, gansch, from Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz, from Proto-West Germanic *gant.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adverb
[edit]ganska (not comparable)
- pretty, quite, rather
- Den här melonen är ganska smaklös ― This melon is rather tasteless.
- Min bror är ganska lång. ― My brother is pretty tall.
- (obsolete) greatly, very
- 1703, Charles XII Bible, Psaltaren:
- Tå Konungen frögdade sigh i tine kraft; Ach huru ganska glad war han af tine hielp: Tu gaf honom hans hiertans önskan/ och förwägrade honom intet hwad hans mun bad.
- The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips.
- Tå Konungen frögdade sigh i tine kraft; Ach huru ganska glad war han af tine hielp: Tu gaf honom hans hiertans önskan/ och förwägrade honom intet hwad hans mun bad.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ganska”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
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