bestämd
Swedish
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Adjective
bestämd
- (grammar) definite
- bestämd artikel = definite article
- fixed, determined; which is uniquely and unchangeably specified
- firm, unchanging; not prone to change opinions
- set, decided; which has been decided upon
- Tidpunkten är bestämd sedan länge, vi kan inte ändra den nu.
- The time has been set a long time ago, we cannot change that now.
- determined, measured
- Massan är bestämd noggrannare än någonsin förut
- The mass is determined with a greater accuracy than ever before.
Declension
| Inflection of bestämd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bestämd | — | — |
| Neuter singular | bestämt | — | — |
| Plural | bestämda | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | bestämde | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bestämde | — | — |
| All | bestämda | — | — |
| 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 | |||
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Further reading
- bestämd in Svensk ordbok.
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