otålig
Swedish
Etymology
Looks like o- + tålig, but more likely a negation of tålmodig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²uːˌtoːlɪ(ɡ)/
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Adjective
otålig (comparative otåligare, superlative otåligast)
- impatient (restless and intolerant of delays)
Declension
| Inflection of otålig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | otålig | otåligare | otåligast |
| Neuter singular | otåligt | otåligare | otåligast |
| Plural | otåliga | otåligare | otåligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | otålige | otåligare | otåligaste |
| All | otåliga | otåligare | otåligaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||