skaplig
Swedish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editskaplig
- pretty good, decent
- Hon är en skaplig violinist
- She's a decent violinist
- Stenen landade en meter från oss. Vi hade skaplig tur.
- The rock landed a meter from us. We had pretty good luck.
Usage notes
editSometimes stronger by ironic extension, similar to the last example.
Declension
editInflection of skaplig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | skaplig | — | — |
Neuter singular | skapligt | — | — |
Plural | skapliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | skaplige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | skaplige | — | — |
All | skapliga | — | — |
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 |