German edit

Etymology edit

From French actuel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /akˈtu̯ɛl/, [ʔäktuˈɛl], [ʔäkˈtʋɛl]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Adjective edit

aktuell (strong nominative masculine singular aktueller, comparative aktueller, superlative am aktuellsten)

  1. current, currently in action, live (in the sense of broadcasting)
    Synonym: jetzig
  2. recent
  3. up-to-date

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Further reading edit

  • aktuell” in Duden online
  • aktuell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German aktuell.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

aktuell (masculine aktuellen, neuter aktuellt, comparative méi aktuell, superlative am aktuellsten)

  1. current

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From French actuel.

Adjective edit

aktuell (neuter singular aktuelt, definite singular and plural aktuelle)

  1. current (existing or occurring at the moment)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From French actuel.

Adjective edit

aktuell (neuter singular aktuelt, definite singular and plural aktuelle)

  1. current (as above)

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From French actuel, perhaps via German aktuell, from Late Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus + -ālis.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

aktuell (comparative aktuellare, superlative aktuellast)

  1. currently (or at some given time) of interest or valid; current, topical, up-to-date, timely
    Antonym: inaktuell
    Frågan varför alkohol och tobak är lagligt medan cannabis är olagligt är ett aktuellt samtalsämne
    The question why alcohol and tobacco is legal whereas cannabis is illegal is a current topic being discussed
    Hon är aktuell med en ny film som har biopremiär den 29/4
    She is current/topical with a new movie that premieres in theaters on April 29
    Vi behöver aktuell data
    We need current/up-to-date data
    aktuell nyhetsrapportering
    timely news reporting
  2. being planned, on the agenda
    Det är inte aktuellt med ett nyval menar statsministern
    An extra election is not on the agenda says the prime minister

Usage notes edit

False friend with actual/actually. See faktiskt.

Declension edit

Inflection of aktuell
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular aktuell aktuellare aktuellast
Neuter singular aktuellt aktuellare aktuellast
Plural aktuella aktuellare aktuellast
Masculine plural3 aktuelle aktuellare aktuellast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 aktuelle aktuellare aktuellaste
All aktuella aktuellare aktuellaste
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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