Adjective: skarp
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
skarpe
All Other Forms
skarpa
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | skarpare |
| Definite | skarpare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | skarpast |
| Definite | skarpaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
-
en skarp kniv (a sharp knife)
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skarp kritik (sharp criticism)
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Vi trodde det var ett falskt alarm, men det visade sig vara skarpt läge (We thought it was a false alarm, but it turned out to be real ("sharp situation"))
Adjectives inflected like skarp
ordfattig,
sjövärdig,
syndig,
synlig,
urmodig,
syrlig,
snövit,
snörik,
snårig,
snäsig,
seriös,
sedlig,
snuvig,
snusig,
snipig,
snorig,
saftig,
sandig,
saklig,
definitiv, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Old Swedish skarper, from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verbs referencing "skarp"
Finnish Adjectives
skarppi.
Translations