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tillbörlig

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Swedish

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Adjective

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tillbörlig (not comparable)

  1. appropriate, due (that can reasonably be expected as appropriate)
    De har inte handlat med tillbörlig försiktighet
    They haven't acted with due care
    visa tillbörlig hänsyn till grannarna
    show appropriate consideration for one's neighbors
    visa tillbörlig respekt för de gamla
    show proper respect for the elderly

Declension

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Inflection of tillbörlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tillbörlig
neuter singular tillbörligt
plural tillbörliga
masculine plural2 tillbörlige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tillbörlige
all tillbörliga

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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