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Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur, from Latin sēcūrus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
säker (comparative säkrare, superlative säkrast)
- safe
Är det säkert att stoppa in huvudet mellan krokodilens käftar?- Is it safe to put your head between the crocodile's jaws?
- secure
Är kassaskåpet säkert?- Is the safe secure?
- sure, certain
Är du säker?- Are you sure?
- sure, secure (reliable, non-failing)
Greppa tag i stången med säkert grepp- Grab the bar with a secure grip
Hon är en säker skytt- She is a sure shot
- reliable, trustworthy
Enligt säkra källor har de den krämigaste kebabsåsen- According to reliable sources, they have the creamiest kebab sauce
Usage notes
See also the adverb säkert, which doesn't imply certainty.
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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