ytlig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ytlig (comparative ytligare, superlative ytligast)
- superficial (occurring only in the surface layer)
- ett ytligt sår
- a superficial wound
- (figuratively) superficial, shallow (lacking depth)
- ytlig kunskap
- superficial knowledge
- Han är ytlig. Helt utseendefixerad.
- He is shallow. Totally fixated on looks.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of ytlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ytlig | ytligare | ytligast |
| Neuter singular | ytligt | ytligare | ytligast |
| Plural | ytliga | ytligare | ytligast |
| Masculine plural3 | ytlige | ytligare | ytligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ytlige | ytligare | ytligaste |
| All | ytliga | ytligare | ytligaste |
| 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 | |||