bestämd

Swedish

Etymology

past participle of bestämma.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

bestämd

  1. (grammar) definite
    bestämd artikel = definite article
  2. fixed, determined; which is uniquely and unchangeably specified
  3. firm, unchanging; not prone to change opinions
  4. set, decided; which has been decided upon
    Tidpunkten är bestämd sedan länge, vi kan inte ändra den nu.
    The time has been set a long time ago, we cannot change that now.
  5. determined, measured
    Massan är bestämd noggrannare än någonsin förut
    The mass is determined with a greater accuracy than ever before.

Declension

Inflection of bestämd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bestämd
Neuter singular bestämt
Plural bestämda
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bestämde
All bestämda
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Antonyms

  • obestämd
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.