manlig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
manlig (comparative manligare, superlative manligast)
- manly; having the characteristics (viewed as befitting) of a man
- male
- Antonym: kvinnlig
- Det var en manlig reporter som sade det.
- It was a male reporter who said that.
Declension edit
| Inflection of manlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | manlig | manligare | manligast |
| Neuter singular | manligt | manligare | manligast |
| Plural | manliga | manligare | manligast |
| Masculine plural3 | manlige | manligare | manligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | manlige | manligare | manligaste |
| All | manliga | manligare | manligaste |
| 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 | |||
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Further reading edit
- manlig in Svensk ordbok.