rejäl

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German reejel, from French réel, whence also reell. Doublet of real and realistisk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈjɛːl/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
    (less common pronunciation – see the audio pronunciation in "Svensk ordbok")
  • Hyphenation: re‧jäl
  • Rhymes: -ɛːl

Adjective

rejäl (comparative rejälare, superlative rejälast)

  1. considerable in extent (of size, power, etc.); hefty, big, strong, etc.
    en rejäl björn
    a hefty bear
    en rejäl summa
    a hefty sum
    Han är helt borta. Det måste ha varit en rejäl dos.
    He's completely out of it [gone]. It must have been a hefty dose.
    en rejäl dos humor
    a good/hefty dose of humor
    ett rejält oväder
    a really bad storm
    en rejäl förkylning
    a really bad cold
    en rejäl ökning
    a significant increase
    Vi hade rejäl otur
    We got really unlucky
    (literally, “We had considerable bad luck”)
    1. sturdy, robust (compare "big and strong" and the like)
      ett rejält skrivbord
      a sturdy (and large) desk
    2. (figuratively, of a person, when not meant physically) robust, reliable
      Han är en riktig klippa. Rejäl skulle man kunna säga.
      He is a real rock. Solid, you could say.
    4. (used adverbially) to a considerable extent; really, significantly, considerably, greatly, etc.
      Jag blev rejält sjuk
      I got really sick
      Vi var rejält trötta när vi kom fram
      We were really tired when we got there [when we came forth (to the destination)]
      bre på rejält
      lay it on thick
      Vittnesmålen skiljer sig rejält
      The witness statements diverge [differ] sharply
      rejält med smör
      plenty of butter

Declension

Inflection of rejäl
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rejäl rejälare rejälast
neuter singular rejält rejälare rejälast
plural rejäla rejälare rejälast
masculine plural2 rejäle rejälare rejälast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rejäle rejälare rejälaste
all rejäla rejälare rejälaste

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.

References

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