viktig

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German wichtich.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

viktig (neuter singular viktig, definite singular and plural viktige, comparative viktigere, indefinite superlative viktigst, definite superlative viktigste)

  1. important

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German wichtich.

Pronunciation

Adjective

viktig (neuter singular viktig, definite singular and plural viktige, comparative viktigare, indefinite superlative viktigast, definite superlative viktigaste)

  1. important

Antonyms

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Swedish

Etymology

vikt +‎ -ig. Cognate with English weighty (important).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²vɪktɪ(ɡ)/
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Adjective

viktig (comparative viktigare, superlative viktigast)

  1. important
    Det är viktigt att ha rätt kläder och utrustning i fjällen
    It is important to have the right clothes and equipment in the mountains
    en viktig fråga
    an important issue
    spela en viktig roll
    play an important role
    viktigt att komma ihåg
    important to remember
  2. pompous; self-important (compare obsolete English sense of important)
    en arrogant, viktig typ
    an arrogant, self-important guy
    göra sig viktig
    put on a show

Declension

Inflection of viktig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular viktig viktigare viktigast
Neuter singular viktigt viktigare viktigast
Plural viktiga viktigare viktigast
Masculine plural3 viktige viktigare viktigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 viktige viktigare viktigaste
All viktiga viktigare viktigaste
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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