osvensk
Swedish
Etymology
Adjective
osvensk (comparative mer osvensk, superlative mest osvensk)
- un-Swedish, not Swedish
- uninhibited, spontaneous, exotic (behavior uncommon among typical Swedes)
- "Jag har rätt och du har fel!" Ha ha, Hans Rosling är så härligt osvensk.
- "I am right and you are wrong!" Ha ha, Hans Rosling is so endearingly un-Swedish.
Usage notes
Often used appreciatively of behavior that is contrary to stereotypes of Swedes as being reserved or overly modest.
Declension
Inflection of osvensk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | osvensk | mer osvensk | mest osvensk |
Neuter singular | osvenskt | mer osvenskt | mest osvenskt |
Plural | osvenska | mer osvenska | mest osvenska |
Masculine plural3 | osvenske | mer osvenska | mest osvenska |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | osvenske | mer osvenske | mest osvenske |
All | osvenska | mer osvenska | mest osvenska |
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 |
Noun
osvensk c
Declension
Declension of osvensk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | osvensk | osvensken | osvenskar | osvenskarna |
Genitive | osvensks | osvenskens | osvenskars | osvenskarnas |