säker
See also: saker
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur, from Latin sēcūrus.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
säker (comparative säkrare, superlative säkrast)
- safe
- Är det säkert att stoppa in huvudet mellan krokodilens käftar?
- Is it safe to put your head between the crocodile's jaws?
- secure
- Är kassaskåpet säkert?
- Is the safe secure?
- sure, certain
- Är du säker?
- Are you sure?
- sure, secure (reliable, non-failing)
- Greppa tag i stången med säkert grepp
- Grab the bar with a secure grip
- Hon är en säker skytt
- She is a sure shot
- reliable, trustworthy
- Enligt säkra källor har de den krämigaste kebabsåsen
- According to reliable sources, they have the creamiest kebab sauce
Usage notes
See also the adverb säkert, which doesn't imply certainty.
Declension
Inflection of säker | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | säker | säkrare | säkrast |
Neuter singular | säkert | säkrare | säkrast |
Plural | säkra | säkrare | säkrast |
Masculine plural3 | säkre | säkrare | säkrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | säkre | säkrare | säkraste |
All | säkra | säkrare | säkraste |
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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