Adjective: klok
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
kloke
All Other Forms
kloka
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | klokare |
| Definite | klokare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | klokast |
| Definite | klokaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
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ett klokt beslut (a wise decision)
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[Adalbert blev] avrådd av danernas mycket kloke kung. (Adalbert was dissuaded by the very prudent king of the Danes.) [1984, Adam av Bremen, translated by Emanuel Svenberg, Historien om Hamburgstiftet och dess biskopar, Proprius förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek & Samfundet pro fide et christianismo, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025, page 197:]
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När Jesus hörde att mannen svarade klokt sade han: »Du har inte långt till Guds rike.« (When Jesus heard that the man answered wisely, he said, "You are not far from the kingdom of God.") [2000 December 18, “Markus 12:34”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025:]
Adjectives inflected like klok
ordfattig,
sjövärdig,
syndig,
synlig,
urmodig,
syrlig,
snövit,
snörik,
snårig,
snäsig,
seriös,
sedlig,
snuvig,
snusig,
snipig,
snorig,
saftig,
sandig,
saklig,
definitiv, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From Old Swedish kloker, from Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klôk, from Old Saxon *klōk, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.
2. Cognate to German klug. See: German Adjectives '
klug'.
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