obestämd

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ bestämd (“determined”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

obestämd (not comparable)

1. indefinite (until further notice)

   på obestämd tid

   for an indefinite period of time

2. indeterminate, indefinite (uncertain, not precisely determined)
3. (mathematics) indefinite
4. (linguistics) indefinite

Declension

Inflection of obestämd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	obestämd	—	—
neuter singular	obestämt	—	—
plural	obestämda	—	—
masculine plural2	obestämde	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	obestämde	—	—
all	obestämda	—	—

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.

References

• “obestämd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “obestämd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “obestämd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)