kraftlös

See also: kraftlos

Swedish

Etymology

kraft (“power, strength”) +‎ -lös (“-less”)

Adjective

kraftlös (comparative kraftlösare, superlative kraftlösast)

1. lacking power (physically or otherwise); feeble, weak, powerless

   Sjukdomen hade gjort henne kraftlös

   The illness had sapped her of her strength

   kraftlösa åtgärder

   weak (ineffective) measures

Usage notes

Closer to "strengthless" than "powerless." Usually not powerless in the lacking ability or authority sense ("I am powerless to ...")

Declension

Inflection of kraftlös
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kraftlös	kraftlösare	kraftlösast
Neuter singular	kraftlöst	kraftlösare	kraftlösast
Plural	kraftlösa	kraftlösare	kraftlösast
Masculine plural3	kraftlöse	kraftlösare	kraftlösast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	kraftlöse	kraftlösare	kraftlösaste
All	kraftlösa	kraftlösare	kraftlösaste
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

References

• kraftlös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kraftlös in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kraftlös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)