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förälskad

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From för- (en-) +‎ älskad (loved). Cognate with Danish forelsket, Norwegian Bokmål forelsket, forelska and Norwegian Nynorsk forelska. See also German verliebt and Dutch verliefd.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fœrˈɛlskad/
  • Hyphenation: för‧älsk‧ad

Participle

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förälskad

  1. past participle of förälska

Adjective

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förälskad (comparative mer förälskad, superlative mest förälskad) [with i]

  1. in love
    Synonym: kär
    Hon är förälskad i dig
    She is in love with you

Usage notes

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  • Note that in Swedish, one is in love “in” someone rather than “with” someone.
  • The comparative and superlative forms are only possible when the term is treated as a true adjective, not when used as a past participle proper.

Declension

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Inflection of förälskad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular förälskad
neuter singular förälskat
plural förälskade
masculine plural2 förälskade
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 förälskade
all förälskade

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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