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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish forfarin, cognate with Danish forfaren.
Participle
förfaren
- past participle of förfara
Adjective
förfaren
- experienced, skilled, knowledgeable
- ett lotsverk, vilket skulle underhållas av förfaret sjöfolk
- a pilots' office, which should be maintained by experienced navigators
Declension
Inflection of förfaren
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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förfaren
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| neuter singular
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förfaret
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| plural
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förfarna
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| masculine plural2
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förfarne
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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förfarne
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| all
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förfarna
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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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