tillfällig
Swedish
Etymology
Partly from Middle Low German tōvallich, tōvellich from tōval (“occasion, instance”) + -ich and partly from tillfälle + -ig. Cognate with Danish tilfældig, Norwegian tilfeldig, German zufällig and Dutch toevallig.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
tillfällig (comparative tillfälligare, superlative tillfälligast)
- temporary; valid for a brief period of time
Declension
Inflection of tillfällig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | tillfällig | tillfälligare | tillfälligast |
Neuter singular | tillfälligt | tillfälligare | tillfälligast |
Plural | tillfälliga | tillfälligare | tillfälligast |
Masculine plural3 | tillfällige | tillfälligare | tillfälligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | tillfällige | tillfälligare | tillfälligaste |
All | tillfälliga | tillfälligare | tillfälligaste |
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 |