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Swedish
Etymology
ord + -a- + grann
Adjective
ordagrann (not comparable)
- literal (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s))
- Synonym: bokstavlig
en ordagrann översättning- a literal/word-for-word translation
"Mardi gras" betyder ordgrant "fet tisdag"- "Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday"
- word-for-word, verbatim
Det är ordagrant vad han sa- It is word-for-word what he said
Usage notes
Bokstavlig and the corresponding adverb bokstavligen often imply notability when quoting. When quoting something that might be considered outrageous, as an example, bokstavligen emphasizes that those were actually the exact words. Ordagrant (adverb) can also be used in that case, but is inherently more neutral, and is more common than bokstavligen for word-for-word, verbatim, and the like.
Declension
| Inflection of ordagrann
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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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ordagrann
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| Neuter singular
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ordagrant
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| Plural
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ordagranna
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| Masculine plural3
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ordagranne
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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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ordagranne
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| All
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ordagranna
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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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