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benägen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish benæghin, likely from unattested Middle Low German *genegen (equivalent to Dutch genegen), past participle of Middle Low German nigen (to bend; to bow down). Compare German geneigt. Doublet of niga.

Adjective

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benägen (comparative mer benägen, superlative mest benägen)

  1. prone, inclined
    Jag är benägen att hålla med.
    I am inclined to agree.

Declension

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Inflection of benägen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular benägen mer benägen mest benägen
neuter singular benäget mer benäget mest benäget
plural benägna mer benägna mest benägna
masculine plural2 benägne mer benägna mest benägna
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 benägne mer benägne mest benägne
all benägna mer benägna mest benägna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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