lycklig

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Swedish

Etymology

lycka +‎ -lig. Similar to Danish lykkelig and Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʏkːlɪ(ɡ)/
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Adjective

lycklig (comparative lyckligare, superlative lyckligast)

  1. (relating to a person or animal) happy, joyous, enjoying peace, comfort, etc.; contented
    en lycklig man
    a happy and content man
    ett lyckligt liv
    a happy life
    • 1992, Mats Ronander (lyrics and music), “Gör Mig Lycklig Nu [Make Me Happy Now]”, in Himlen Gråter För Elmore James [Heaven Cries For Elmore James] ft. Kim Larsen:
      Gör mig lycklig nu. (Danish) Gør mig lykkelig lige nu. Gör mig lycklig nu. Gör mig lycklig igen.
      Make me happy now. (Danish) Make me happy right now. Make me happy now. Make me happy again.
  2. happy, joyous
    en lycklig tid
    a happy time
    • 1967, “Lyckliga gatan [ Happy Street]”, Britt Lindeborg (lyrics), Adriano Celentano (music), performed by Anna-Lena Löfgren:
      Lyckliga gatan, du finns inte mer. Du har försvunnit med hela kvarter. Tystnat har leken, tystnat har sången. Högt över marken svävar betongen. När jag kom åter var allt så förändrat. Trampat och skövlat, fördärvat och skändat. Skall mellan dessa höga hus en dag stiga en sång, lika förunderlig och skön som den, vi hört en gång?
      Happy Street, you no longer exist. You have disappeared with entire neighborhoods . Gone silent has the play, gone silent has the song. High above the ground the concrete hovers. When I came back , everything was so changed. Trampled and devastated, ruined and desecrated. Shall between these tall buildings one day rise a song, as wondrous and fair as the one we once heard?
  3. lucky, fortunate
    lyckliga omständigheter
    fortunate circumstances
  4. (obsolete) successful (whether by chance or not)
    Abd-Elmumens efterträdare förde lyckliga krig emot de kristna i Spanien.
    Abd al-Mu'min's successor waged successful wars against Christians in Spain.

Declension

Inflection of lycklig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lycklig lyckligare lyckligast
Neuter singular lyckligt lyckligare lyckligast
Plural lyckliga lyckligare lyckligast
Masculine plural3 lycklige lyckligare lyckligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lycklige lyckligare lyckligaste
All lyckliga lyckligare lyckligaste
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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