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högaktningsfull

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From högaktning +‎ -s- +‎ full. Compare German hochachtungsvoll.

Adjective

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högaktningsfull (not comparable)

  1. showing great respect (towards someone in a higher position or the like)
    Det skiter jag högaktningsfullt i
    I, with great respect, do not give a shit about that ("I don't give a single crap about that," common turn of phrase)
  2. (dated, formal, in the form "högaktningsfullt") yours sincerely, yours faithfully
    Högaktningsfullt, Nisse
    Yours faithfully, Nisse

Declension

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Inflection of högaktningsfull
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular högaktningsfull
neuter singular högaktningsfullt
plural högaktningsfulla
masculine plural2 högaktningsfulle
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 högaktningsfulle
all högaktningsfulla

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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