Borrowed from German wirklich. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk verkeleg and Swedish verklig. The sense real is slightly newer (since the 18th century)
virkelig
positive | comparative | superlative | |
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indefinite common singular | virkelig | virkeligere | virkeligst2 |
indefinite neuter singular | virkeligt | virkeligere | virkeligst2 |
plural | virkelige | virkeligere | virkeligst2 |
definite attributive1 | virkelige | virkeligere | virkeligste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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