egentlig
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German ēgentlik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡəntli/, [ˈejˀənd̥li]
Adjective
egentlig
- real, actual
- essential, important
- positive (definitely laid down, explicitly stated)
- proper
Inflection
Inflection of egentlig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | egentlig | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | egentligt | — | —2 |
Plural | egentlige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | egentlige | — | — |
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. |
Synonyms
- (real): decideret, virkelig
- (essential): essentiel, vigtig
Adverb
egentlig
- really, actually
- after all
- exactly, precisely
- strictly speaking
- originally
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German egentlik
Adjective
egentlig (neuter singular egentlig, definite singular and plural egentlige)
- actual
- proper, real, true
Adverb
egentlig
- actually
See also
- eigentleg (Nynorsk)
References
- “egentlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈjɛntlɪ(ɡ)/, (colloquial) /ɛˈjɛŋklɪ(ɡ)/
- Compare the colloquial pronunciation, where -änt becomes -enk, with äntligen and ordentlig.
Adjective
egentlig (not comparable)
- real, actual
- Det går att dra den slutsatsen också men det egentliga budskapet var faktiskt allas lika värde.
- You can draw that conclusion as well but the real message was actually equality for everyone.
- (arithmetic, about fractions) proper
- Antonym: oegentlig
- proper, in the very strictest sense of the word.
- Egentliga Sverige är en term som använder för att beskriva Sverige exklusive dess erövrade områden.
- Sweden proper is a term that was used to talk about Sweden excluding its conquered areas.
Declension
Inflection of egentlig | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | egentlig | — | — |
Neuter singular | egentligt | — | — |
Plural | egentliga | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | egentlige | — | — |
All | egentliga | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Derived terms
- egentligen
- oegentlig
See also
- verklig