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Swedish
Etymology
From för- (“for-”) + älska (“to love”). Cognate with Danish forelsket, Norwegian Bokmål forelsket, forelska and Norwegian Nynorsk forelska. See also German verliebt and Dutch verliefd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fœrˈɛlskad/
- Hyphenation: för‧älsk‧ad
Participle
förälskad
- past participle of förälska
Adjective
förälskad (comparative mer förälskad, superlative mest förälskad)
- in love
- Synonym: kär
Hon är förälskad i dig.- She is in love with you.
Usage notes
- Note that in Swedish, one is in love “in” someone rather than “with” someone.
- The comparative and superlative forms are only possible when the term is treated as a true adjective, not when used as a past participle proper.
Declension
| Inflection of förälskad
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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förälskad
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| Neuter singular
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förälskat
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| Plural
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förälskade
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| Masculine plural3
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förälskade
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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 singular1
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förälskade
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| All
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förälskade
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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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