beskäftig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bescheftig. Compare German geschäftig.

Adjective

beskäftig (comparative beskäftigare, superlative beskäftigast)

  1. meddlesome, officious

Declension

Inflection of beskäftig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular beskäftig beskäftigare beskäftigast
neuter singular beskäftigt beskäftigare beskäftigast
plural beskäftiga beskäftigare beskäftigast
masculine plural2 beskäftige beskäftigare beskäftigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 beskäftige beskäftigare beskäftigaste
all beskäftiga beskäftigare beskäftigaste

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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