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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish thaknämlika. Equivalent to tack + -näm + -lig. Cognate of Danish taknemmelig (or taknemlig) and Norwegian Bokmål takknemlig.
Adjective
tacknämlig (not comparable)
- that one should be grateful for; commendable, (as an adverb) thankfully
Det vore tacknämligt om jag fick en glass- It would be commendable / I would be grateful if I got an ice cream
en köttätande parasit som tacknämligt nog inte existerar i Sverige- a carnivorous parasite that thankfully does not exist in Sweden
- (dated) gratifying
Så mycket tacknämligare är det då att ...- It is all the more gratifying then to ...
Declension
Inflection of tacknämlig
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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tacknämlig
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| neuter singular
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tacknämligt
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| plural
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tacknämliga
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| masculine plural2
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tacknämlige
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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 singular3
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tacknämlige
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| all
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tacknämliga
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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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