välbekant
Swedish
Etymology
väl (“well”) + bekant (“acquainted”)
Adjective
välbekant (comparative välbekantare, superlative välbekantast)
- well-known, familiar, famous
- Senare i programmet dyker ett välbekant ansikte upp
- Later in the show, a well-known face will show up
- well-acquainted
- Han är välbekant med deras system
- He's well acquainted with their systems
Declension
| Inflection of välbekant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | välbekant | välbekantare | välbekantast |
| Neuter singular | välbekant | välbekantare | välbekantast |
| Plural | välbekanta | välbekantare | välbekantast |
| Masculine plural3 | välbekante | välbekantare | välbekantast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | välbekante | välbekantare | välbekantaste |
| All | välbekanta | välbekantare | välbekantaste |
| 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 | |||
References
- välbekant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- välbekant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)