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hovsam

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Swedish

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Adjective

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hovsam (comparative hovsammare, superlative hovsammast)

  1. moderate and considerate; tactful, polite
    hovsam kritik
    polite criticism

Declension

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Inflection of hovsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hovsam hovsammare hovsammast
neuter singular hovsamt hovsammare hovsammast
plural hovsamma hovsammare hovsammast
masculine plural2 hovsamme hovsammare hovsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hovsamme hovsammare hovsammaste
all hovsamma hovsammare hovsammaste

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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