Adjective: allvarlig
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
allvarlige
All Other Forms
allvarliga
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | allvarligare |
| Definite | allvarligare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | allvarligast |
| Definite | allvarligaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
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en man med en allvarlig min (a man with a serious look on his face)
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Men allvarligt talat, vad hade du förväntat dig? (Seriously though [but seriously speaking], what did you expect?)
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– Jag vann just en miljon på lotto! – Allvarligt? (– I just won a million on the lottery! – Seriously?)
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en mycket allvarlig situation (a very serious situation)
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allvarlig sjukdom (severe disease)
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en allvarlig sjukdom (a serious disease)
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en allvarlig olycka (a serious / major accident)
Adjectives inflected like allvarlig
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 alvarliker, from Old Norse alvarligr. By surface analysis, allvar (“seriousness”) + -lig.
Verbs referencing "allvarlig"
Finnish Adjectives
alvari.
Translations