levande
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Participle
levande
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
present participle of leva
Adjective
levande (singular and plural levande, comparative meir levande, superlative mest levande)
- alive
- live
- levande dyr
- live animals
- vivid
- Han fortel på ein levande måte.
- He tells the story in a very vivid way.
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Verb
levande
References
- “levande” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pronunciation
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Participle
levande
Adjective
levande
- living, live (not dead)
- Han är död, så han lever inte längre, och är inte en levande person
- He's dead, so he's no longer alive, and is not a living person
- frakta levande djur
- ship live animals
- ett levande språk
- a living language
- (figuratively) living, walking (of something ordinarily dead)
- ett levande lexikon
- a walking encyclopedia
- vibrant, vivid, lively (reminiscent of life)
- levande färger
- vivid colors
- ett levande intresse
- a lively interest
- (of a candle) lit, burning (sometimes also as opposed to electric)
- levande ljus
- burning candles
Declension
| Inflection of levande | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | levande | — | — |
| Neuter singular | levande | — | — |
| Plural | levande | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | levande | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | levande | — | — |
| All | levande | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
Related terms
- levandegöra
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