hjärtlig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From hjärta + -lig. Compare similar constructions with Danish hjertelig, Norwegian Bokmål hjertelig, Norwegian Nynorsk hjarteleg, German herzlich, Dutch hartelijk and English heartly.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hjärtlig (comparative hjärtligare, superlative hjärtligast)
Declension edit
Inflection of hjärtlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hjärtlig | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Neuter singular | hjärtligt | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Plural | hjärtliga | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Masculine plural3 | hjärtlige | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hjärtlige | hjärtligare | hjärtligaste |
All | hjärtliga | hjärtligare | hjärtligaste |
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 |