allvarlig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish alvarliker, from Old Norse alvarligr. By surface analysis, allvar (“seriousness”) + -lig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
allvarlig
- serious (not joking, solemn)
- en man med en allvarlig min
- a man with a serious look on his face
- Men allvarligt talat, vad hade du förväntat dig?
- Seriously though [but seriously speaking], what did you expect?
- – Jag vann just en miljon på lotto! – Allvarligt?
- – I just won a million on the lottery! – Seriously?
- serious, severe, grave ((potentially causing something) very bad)
- en mycket allvarlig situation
- a very serious situation
- allvarlig sjukdom
- severe disease
- en allvarlig sjukdom
- a serious disease
- en allvarlig olycka
- a serious / major accident
Usage notes edit
Compare seriös.
Declension edit
| Inflection of allvarlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | allvarlig | allvarligare | allvarligast |
| Neuter singular | allvarligt | allvarligare | allvarligast |
| Plural | allvarliga | allvarligare | allvarligast |
| Masculine plural3 | allvarlige | allvarligare | allvarligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | allvarlige | allvarligare | allvarligaste |
| All | allvarliga | allvarligare | allvarligaste |
| 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 | |||