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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sumliker, somliker, probably from Middle Low German somelīk, somlīk, sumlīk. Cognate with Old High German sumalīh and Dutch sommige.
Determiner
somlig
- some
- somliga går i trasiga skor
- some walk in worn-out shoes
- somligt regn faller på slätterna
- some rain falls in the plains
Usage notes
- This determiner is mostly used in the plural.
- Somligt is rare and likely not recognized by many native speakers, but somliga is common.
Declension
Inflection of somlig
| Indefinite
|
positive
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comparative
|
superlative1
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| common singular
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somlig
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
|
somligt
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—
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—
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| plural
|
somliga
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
|
somlige
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—
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—
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| Definite
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positive
|
comparative
|
superlative
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| masculine singular3
|
somlige
|
—
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—
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| all
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somliga
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—
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—
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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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