behjälplig

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish behiälpliker, equivalent to be- +‎ hjälpa +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish behjælpelig, Norwegian Bokmål behjelpelig, German behilflich.

Adjective

behjälplig (comparative mer behjälplig, superlative mest behjälplig)

  1. helpful, instrumental

Declension

Inflection of behjälplig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular behjälplig mer behjälplig mest behjälplig
neuter singular behjälpligt mer behjälpligt mest behjälpligt
plural behjälpliga mer behjälpliga mest behjälpliga
masculine plural2 behjälplige mer behjälpliga mest behjälpliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 behjälplige mer behjälplige mest behjälplige
all behjälpliga mer behjälpliga mest behjälpliga

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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