Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German wirklich. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk verkeleg and Swedish verklig. The sense real is slightly newer (since the 18th century)

Adjective

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virkelig

  1. real
  2. actual

Inflection

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Inflection of virkelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular virkelig virkeligere virkeligst2
Indefinite neuter singular virkeligt virkeligere virkeligst2
Plural virkelige virkeligere virkeligst2
Definite attributive1 virkelige virkeligere virkeligste
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.

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish virkelig.

Adjective

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virkelig

  1. actual
  2. real

Adverb

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virkelig

  1. really, truly