dålig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dáligr, compare with Danish dårlig, Norwegian Bokmål dårlig, Norwegian Nynorsk dåleg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²doː.lɪ(ɡ)/
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Adjective

dålig (comparative sämre, värre, superlative sämst, värst)

  1. bad, low quality
  2. bad; ill, sick
    Jag kan inte komma på festen ikväll eftersom jag känt mig dålig hela dagen.
    I can't come to the party tonight since I've felt sick all day.
  3. poor; inadequate for its intent
    Ett dåligt försök, försök igen!
    A poor attempt, try again!
  4. unusable
    Pennan är för dålig, den läcker överallt!
    This pen is too bad (isn't good enough), it leaks everywhere!
  5. inedible
    Maten är dålig, den går inte att äta
    This food is off, it can't be eaten.

Declension

Inflection of dålig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular dålig sämre sämst
Neuter singular dåligt sämre sämst
Plural dåliga sämre sämst
Masculine plural3 dåliga sämre sämst
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 dålige sämre sämste
All dåliga sämre sämsta
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
Inflection of dålig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular dålig värre värst
Neuter singular dåligt värre värst
Plural dåliga värre värst
Masculine plural3 dåliga värre värst
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 dålige värre värste
All dåliga värre värsta
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

Nonstandard, chiefly humorous:

Inflection of dålig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular dålig dåligare dåligast
Neuter singular dåligt dåligare dåligast
Plural dåliga dåligare dåligast
Masculine plural3 dålige dåligare dåligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 dålige dåligare dåligaste
All dåliga dåligare dåligaste
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

See also

  • värsta (“worst”) (used as a colloquial intensifier)

References

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