betänksam
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From betänka (“consider”) + -sam.
Adjective edit
betänksam (comparative betänksammare, superlative betänksammast)
- deliberate, thoughtful, considerate
- Antonym: obetänksam
Declension edit
| Inflection of betänksam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | betänksam | betänksammare | betänksammast |
| Neuter singular | betänksamt | betänksammare | betänksammast |
| Plural | betänksamma | betänksammare | betänksammast |
| Masculine plural3 | betänksamme | betänksammare | betänksammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | betänksamme | betänksammare | betänksammaste |
| All | betänksamma | betänksammare | betänksammaste |
| 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 | |||