efterklok

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Swedish

Etymology

efter +‎ klok. Compare Danish efterklog, bagklog, Norwegian Bokmål etterpåklok.

Adjective

efterklok (comparative mer efterklok, superlative mest efterklok)

  1. afterwise
    det är lätt att vara efterklok
    it is easy to be wise after the event

Declension

Inflection of efterklok
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular efterklok mer efterklok mest efterklok
neuter singular efterklokt mer efterklokt mest efterklokt
plural efterkloka mer efterkloka mest efterkloka
masculine plural2 efterkloke mer efterkloka mest efterkloka
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 efterkloke mer efterkloke mest efterkloke
all efterkloka mer efterkloka mest efterkloka

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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