Swedish

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Etymology

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vaka +‎ -sam. Cognate of English wakesome, German wachsam, Dutch waakzaam, Norwegian Bokmål vaktsom.

Adjective

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vaksam (comparative vaksammare, superlative vaksammast)

  1. vigilant, watchful
    Håll ett vaksamt öga på honom
    Keep a watchful eye on him

Declension

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Inflection of vaksam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vaksam vaksammare vaksammast
neuter singular vaksamt vaksammare vaksammast
plural vaksamma vaksammare vaksammast
masculine plural2 vaksamme vaksammare vaksammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vaksamme vaksammare vaksammaste
all vaksamma vaksammare vaksammaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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