Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

mänsklig

human, humane/²mɛnsklɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

human; humane

In Swedish: som gäller människan

Forms

Forms of mänsklig
Basic formmänskligwith en-words
Neutermänskligtwith ett-words
Plural and definitemänskligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativemänskligare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemänskligast“-est”, “most …”

Practise mänsklig

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What does mänsklig mean?

mänsklig in a sentence

  • deklarationen om de mänskliga rättigheterna
    human nature
  • det är mänskligt att fela
    to err is human
  • ett mänskligt samhälle
    a humane society
  • Polisen hittade mänskliga kvarlevor i mannens frys
    The police found human remains in the man's freezer
  • visa sin mänskliga sida
    show one's human side

Expressions

  • detta är mänskligt att döma ("såvitt man kan bedöma") hans sista chans
    it 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

human

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