kär

kär

See also: kar, kaer, Kar, kár, kâr, Kär, kår, and kær

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kær, from Old Norse kærr, from Old French chier, cher, from Latin cārus, from Proto-Indo-European *kār- (“dear”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɕæːr/
• Rhymes: -æːr

Adjective

kär (comparative kärare, superlative kärast)

1. (with ”i”) in love /with/, enamored /of/with/

   Jag tror jag börjar bli kär i honom.

   I think I'm starting to fall in love with him.

   Åh herregud, hon är kär i sin bästa kompis tjej.

   Oh my, she is in love with her best friend's girlfriend.

2. dear

   Min kära syster, kan du ge mig ett glas vatten, tack!

   My dear sister, can you hand me a glass of water, please!

   • 1963, Arne Qvick (lyrics and music), “Rosen”:

     En ros röd som blod, så att du förstod att det är dig som jag håller kär.

     A rose red like blood, so that you understood that it is you that I hold dear.

Declension

Inflection of kär
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kär	kärare	kärast
Neuter singular	kärt	kärare	kärast
Plural	kära	kärare	kärast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	käre	kärare	käraste
All	kära	kärare	käraste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Related terms

• käring
• kärlek

See also

• älska
• dyr
• tjära