Swedish adjective · noun

radikal

radical

radikal as an adjective

Meaning

radical

In Swedish: grundlig, genomgripande

Forms

Forms of radikal
Basic formradikalwith en-words
Neuterradikaltwith ett-words
Plural and definiteradikalaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeradikalare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeradikalast“-est”, “most …”

radikal as a noun(en radikal)

Meaning

radical

Forms

Forms of radikal
Singular, indefiniteen radikal
Singular, definiteradikalen
Plural, indefiniteradikaler
Plural, definiteradikalerna

radikal is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor radikal, den stora radikalen. Check another noun

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What does radikal mean?

radikal in a sentence

  • en radikal förändring
    a radical change
  • en radikal tidning
    a radical paper
  • radikala studenter
    radical students

Questions

What does radikal mean in English?

radikal means “radical”.

Is it en radikal or ett radikal?

It is en radikal, and “the radical” is radikalen.

What is the plural of radikal?

The plural of radikal is radikaler, and the definite plural is radikalerna.

Origin

From Late Latin radicalis, from Latin radix.

Nearby common words

radikal is number 6,164 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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