levande

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Latin

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Participle

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levande

  1. vocative masculine singular of levandus

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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present participle of leva

Adjective

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levande (singular and plural levande, comparative meir levande, superlative mest levande)

  1. alive
  2. live
    levande dyr
    live animals
  3. vivid
    Han fortel på ein levande måte.
    He tells the story in a very vivid way.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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levande

  1. present participle of leva

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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levande

  1. present participle of leva

Adjective

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levande

  1. living, live (not dead)
    Han är död, så han lever inte längre, och är inte en levande person
    He's dead, so he's no longer alive, and is not a living person
    frakta levande djur
    ship live animals
    ett levande språk
    a living language
  2. (figuratively) living, walking (of something ordinarily dead)
    ett levande lexikon
    a walking encyclopedia
  3. vibrant, vivid, lively (reminiscent of life)
    levande färger
    vivid colors
    ett levande intresse
    a lively interest
  4. (of a candle) lit, burning (sometimes also as opposed to electric)
    levande ljus
    burning candles

Declension

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Inflection of levande
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular levande
Neuter singular levande
Plural levande
Masculine plural3 levande
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 levande
All levande
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

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