öppen
See also: oppen
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ypin, øppin, from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Compare Norwegian open, Danish åben, Icelandic opinn, Dutch open, Low German apen, open, German offen, West Frisian iepen, English open.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
öppen (comparative öppnare, superlative öppnast)
- open (not closed)
- open; prepared to conduct business
- open; receptive
- Jag är öppen för nya idéer.
- I'm open for new ideas.
- open, candid
- honest; ready to reveal any secrets
- public; open for everyone
- (about a question) not yet decided
- (automotive) topless, without top or roof
- en öppen vagn
- an open (topless) carriage
Declension edit
| Inflection of öppen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | öppen | öppnare | öppnast |
| Neuter singular | öppet | öppnare | öppnast |
| Plural | öppna | öppnare | öppnast |
| Masculine plural3 | öppne | öppnare | öppnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | öppne | öppnare | öppnaste |
| All | öppna | öppnare | öppnaste |
| 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 | |||