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verksam

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From verke or verka +‎ -sam.

Adjective

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verksam (neuter verksamt, definite singular and plural verksame, comparative meir verksam, superlative mest verksam)

  1. active
  2. effective

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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Swedish

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Etymology

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verka +‎ -sam

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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verksam (comparative verksammare, superlative verksammast)

  1. active, busy, working in some area
  2. effective, being able to cause an effect

Declension

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Inflection of verksam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular verksam verksammare verksammast
neuter singular verksamt verksammare verksammast
plural verksamma verksammare verksammast
masculine plural2 verksamme verksammare verksammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 verksamme verksammare verksammaste
all verksamma verksammare verksammaste

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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