välbekant
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]väl (“well”) + bekant (“acquainted”)
Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]Inflection of välbekant | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | välbekant | välbekantare | välbekantast |
Neuter singular | välbekant | välbekantare | välbekantast |
Plural | välbekanta | välbekantare | välbekantast |
Masculine plural3 | välbekante | välbekantare | välbekantast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | välbekante | välbekantare | välbekantaste |
All | välbekanta | välbekantare | välbekantaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |