oskyldig

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Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ skyldig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

oskyldig

  1. innocent (not guilty)
    Det är inte Nisse som är yxmördaren. Han är oskyldig.
    Nisse is not the axe murderer. He is innocent.
    bli oskyldigt dömd
    be wrongly convicted
  2. innocent (harmless)
    ett oskyldigt misstag
    an innocent mistake
  3. innocent (free from immorality or sin)
    Vi kallar vår hamster Huliganen, för han är inte så oskyldig som han ser ut
    We call our hamster Hooligan, because he's not as innocent as he looks
    När vi gick igenom mormors gamla bilder insåg vi att hon nog inte alltid varit så oskyldig som hon verkade
    When we went through grandma's old photos, we realized she probably hadn't always been as innocent as she seemed
    det oskyldigaste lilla barn
    the most innocent little child

Declension

Inflection of oskyldig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oskyldig oskyldigare oskyldigast
neuter singular oskyldigt oskyldigare oskyldigast
plural oskyldiga oskyldigare oskyldigast
masculine plural2 oskyldige oskyldigare oskyldigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oskyldige oskyldigare oskyldigaste
all oskyldiga oskyldigare oskyldigaste

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.

See also

  • oskuldsfull ("innocent" as in free from immorality (and sometimes naive))

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