tilltänkt

Swedish

Etymology

till +‎ tänkt

Adjective

tilltänkt (not comparable)

  1. intended (planned)
    Han är hennes tilltänkta ersättare när han går i pension
    He is her intended replacement when she retires
  2. (nominalized) an intended (fiancé or fiancée)
    Hans tilltänkta
    His intended

Declension

Inflection of tilltänkt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tilltänkt
neuter singular tilltänkt
plural tilltänkta
masculine plural2 tilltänkte
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tilltänkte
all tilltänkta

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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