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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Saxon hêrlik. Cf. German herrlich, Dutch heerlijk.
Pronunciation
Adjective
härlig (comparative härligare, superlative härligast)
- lovely, delightful, wonderful (very pleasant), (sometimes a better match for tone, as it can also sound casual) great
en härlig dag i solen- a lovely day in the sun
Din farfar är för härlig- Your grandpa is so lovely/delightful (charming)
– Jag lyckades fixa datorn. – Härligt!- – I managed to fix the computer. – Great!
- (chiefly religion, archaic to obsolete) glorious, majestic, splendid (compare härlighet)
Declension
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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