tidig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse tíðligr and Middle Low German tidelik, related to tid.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]tidig (comparative tidigare, superlative tidigast)
- early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)
- Jag tog en tidig lunch idag, så jag har redan ätit.
- I took an early lunch today, so I've already eaten.
- early (arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time)
- Tidningsbudet var ovanligt tidigt idag - tidningen hade kommit redan innan jag vaknade.
- The paperboy was unusually early today - the newspaper had arrived already before I woke up.
- early (near the start or beginning)
- Goethe var en tidig romantiker.
- Goethe was an early romanticist.
- John tyckte egentligen om tidiga morgnar, men sov oftast igenom dem.
- John actually liked early mornings, but usually slept through them.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of tidig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | tidig | tidigare | tidigast |
Neuter singular | tidigt | tidigare | tidigast |
Plural | tidiga | tidigare | tidigast |
Masculine plural3 | tidige | tidigare | tidigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | tidige | tidigare | tidigaste |
All | tidiga | tidigare | tidigaste |
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
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- tidig in Svensk ordbok.