Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common
mänsklig
human, humane/²mɛnsklɪ(ɡ)/
Meaning
human; humane
In Swedish: som gäller människan
Forms
| Basic form | mänsklig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | mänskligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | mänskliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | mänskligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | mänskligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise mänsklig
1 / 1What does mänsklig mean?
mänsklig in a sentence
- deklarationen om de mänskliga rättigheternahuman nature
- det är mänskligt att felato err is human
- ett mänskligt samhällea humane society
- Polisen hittade mänskliga kvarlevor i mannens frysThe police found human remains in the man's freezer
- visa sin mänskliga sidashow one's human side
Expressions
- detta är mänskligt att döma ("såvitt man kan bedöma") hans sista chansit would be fair to assume ("as far as one can tell") that this is his last chance
Questions
What does mänsklig mean in English?
mänsklig means “human, humane”.
Similar words
Origin
mänska + -lig
Nearby common words
mänsklig is number 1,188 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

