faktisk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From faktum (“fact”) + -isk, influenced by German faktisch.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /faktisk/, [ˈfɑɡ̊d̥isɡ̊], in fast speech IPA(key): /faɡtisk/, [ˈfɑɣd̥isɡ̊] or IPA(key): [ˈfɑɾisɡ̊].
Adjective edit
faktisk (neuter faktisk, plural and definite singular attributive faktiske)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of faktisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | faktisk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | faktisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | faktiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | faktiske | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms edit
- (actual): reel, virkelig
- (factual): faktuel
- (actually): i virkeligheden
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From German faktisch and the Bokmål noun faktum.
Adjective edit
faktisk (neuter singular faktisk, definite singular and plural faktiske)
Adverb edit
faktisk
References edit
- “faktisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From German faktisch and the noun faktum.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
faktisk (indefinite singular faktisk, definite singular and plural faktiske)
Synonyms edit
Adverb edit
faktisk
- actually
- Det veit eg faktisk ikkje.
- I actually don't know that.
References edit
- “faktisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
faktisk
- actual, real
- Det låter för otroligt för att vara sant, men det är faktiska vittnesuppgifter
- It sounds too incredible to be true, but those are actual witness testimonies
- Du kanske tror att jag hittat på det här, men det är faktisk data
- You might think I've made this up, but it's actual data
- De faktiska kostnaderna är mycket högre än man tror
- The actual costs are much higher than people think
Declension edit
| Inflection of faktisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | faktisk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | faktiskt | — | — |
| Plural | faktiska | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | faktiske | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | faktiske | — | — |
| All | faktiska | — | — |
| 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 | |||