benägen

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish benæghin, likely from unattested Middle Low German *genegen (equivalent to Dutch genegen), past participle of Middle Low German nigen (“to bend; to bow down”). Compare German geneigt. Doublet of niga.

Adjective

benägen (comparative mer benägen, superlative mest benägen)

  1. prone, inclined
    Jag är benägen att hålla med.
    I am inclined to agree.

Declension

Inflection of benägen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular benägen mer benägen mest benägen
Neuter singular benäget mer benäget mest benäget
Plural benägna mer benägna mest benägna
Masculine plural3 benägne mer benägna mest benägna
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 benägne mer benägne mest benägne
All benägna mer benägna mest benägna
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

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