säker

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See also: saker

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur, from Latin sēcūrus.

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Adjective

säker (comparative säkrare, superlative säkrast)

  1. safe
    Är det säkert att stoppa in huvudet mellan krokodilens käftar?
    Is it safe to put your head between the crocodile's jaws?
  2. secure
    Är kassaskåpet säkert?
    Is the safe secure?
  3. sure, certain
    Är du säker?
    Are you sure?
  4. 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
  5. 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

Inflection of säker
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular säker säkrare säkrast
Neuter singular säkert säkrare säkrast
Plural säkra säkrare säkrast
Masculine plural3 säkre säkrare säkrast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 säkre säkrare säkraste
All säkra säkrare säkraste
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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