skattefri
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish skatfrir, equivalent to skatt (“tax”) + -e- + -fri (“free”).
Adjective edit
skattefri
Usage notes edit
Tax-free in the general sense. For tax-free shops, goods, etc., at international airports and vessels and the like, English taxfree is used as a loan.
Declension edit
| Inflection of skattefri | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skattefri | skattefriare | skattefriast |
| Neuter singular | skattefritt | skattefriare | skattefriast |
| Plural | skattefria | skattefriare | skattefriast |
| Masculine plural3 | skattefrie | skattefriare | skattefriast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skattefrie | skattefriare | skattefriaste |
| All | skattefria | skattefriare | skattefriaste |
| 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 | |||