höger

See also: hoger

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿgri, comparative of hǿgr (“easy, convenient”), from Proto-Germanic *hōgiz (“skilled”). Cognate with Icelandic hægri, Danish højre and Norwegian høyre.

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Adjective

höger

  1. right (opposite of left; on the east side when facing north)
    gå genom höger dörr, genom högra dörren ― walk through the right door
  2. (politics) right-wing

Declension
Inflection of höger
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular höger — —
Neuter singular höger — —
Plural högra — —
Masculine plural3 högre — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 högre — —
All högra — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Noun

höger c

  1. the right side
  2. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties
  3. (sports) A player on the right side of the field in sports like soccer or hockey

Declension
Declension of höger 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative höger högern högrar högrarna
Genitive högers högerns högrars högrarnas

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