skicklig

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

skicklig (comparative skickligare, superlative skickligast)

  1. skilled, skillful, good, proficient (having or showing great skill)
    Han är skicklig med svärdet
    He is skilled with the sword
    en skicklig debattör
    a skilled debater
    Taxichauffören navigerade skickligt genom staden
    The taxi driver skillfully navigated the city
    – Jag löste problemet. – Skickligt!
    – I solved the problem. – Well done! [Skillful display!]

Declension

Inflection of skicklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skicklig skickligare skickligast
neuter singular skickligt skickligare skickligast
plural skickliga skickligare skickligast
masculine plural2 skicklige skickligare skickligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skicklige skickligare skickligaste
all skickliga skickligare skickligaste

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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