förälskad

Swedish

Etymology

From för- (“for-”) +‎ älska (“to love”). Cognate with Danish forelsket, Norwegian Bokmål forelsket, forelska and Norwegian Nynorsk forelska. See also German verliebt and Dutch verliefd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fœrˈɛlskad/
  • Hyphenation: för‧älsk‧ad

Participle

förälskad

  1. past participle of förälska

Adjective

förälskad (comparative mer förälskad, superlative mest förälskad) [+ i (object)]

  1. in love
    Synonym: kär
    Hon är förälskad i dig.
    She is in love with you.

Usage notes
  • Note that in Swedish, one is in love “in” someone rather than “with” someone.
  • The comparative and superlative forms are only possible when the term is treated as a true adjective, not when used as a past participle proper.

Declension
Inflection of förälskad
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular förälskad — —
Neuter singular förälskat — —
Plural förälskade — —
Masculine plural3 förälskade — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 förälskade — —
All förälskade — —
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

Further reading
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