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)

  1. cordial, hearty

Declension edit

Inflection of hjärtlig
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

Further reading edit