hjärtlig
Swedish
Etymology
From hjärta + -lig. Compare similar construcuions with Danish hjertelig, Norwegian Bokmål hjertelig, Norwegian Nynorsk hjarteleg, German herzlich, Dutch hartelijk and English heartly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jæʈlɪ(ɡ)/
Adjective
hjärtlig (comparative hjärtligare, superlative hjärtligast)
- cordial, hearty
Declension
Inflection of hjärtlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hjärtlig | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Neuter singular | hjärtligt | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Plural | hjärtliga | hjärtligare | hjärtligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hjärtlige | hjärtligare | hjärtligaste |
All | hjärtliga | hjärtligare | hjärtligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |