välbekant

Swedish

Etymology

väl (“well”) +‎ bekant (“acquainted”)

Adjective

välbekant (comparative välbekantare, superlative välbekantast)

well-known, familiar, famous
Senare i programmet dyker ett välbekant ansikte upp
Later in the show, a well-known face will show up
well-acquainted
Han är välbekant med deras system
He's well acquainted with their systems

Declension

Inflection of **välbekant**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	välbekant	välbekantare	välbekantast
neuter singular	välbekant	välbekantare	välbekantast
plural	välbekanta	välbekantare	välbekantast
masculine plural²	välbekante	välbekantare	välbekantast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	välbekante	välbekantare	välbekantaste
all	välbekanta	välbekantare	välbekantaste

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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