hård

See also: hard, haard, and härd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish harth, from Old Norse harðr (“hard”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɒˀ]
• Homophone: hår

Adjective

hård (neuter hårdt, plural and definite singular attributive hårde, comparative hårdere, superlative (predicative) hårdest, superlative (attributive) hårdeste)

1. hard
2. tough
3. severe, harsh

Inflection

Inflection of hård

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	hård	hårdere	hårdest2
indefinite neuter singular	hårdt	hårdere	hårdest2
plural	hårde	hårdere	hårdest2
definite attributive1	hårde	hårdere	hårdeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• hårdhed ("hardness", "severity", "harshness")

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish harþer, from Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːɖ/, /hoːɽ/, [hoːɖ], [hoə̯ɖ], [hoːɽ]

• Audio:

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Adjective

hård (comparative hårdare, superlative hårdast)

1. hard; inflexible; rigid; unbending
2. hard; resistant to pressure
3. hard; demanding a lot of effort to endure
4. (about water) hard; high in dissolved calcium compounds
5. (about a person) severe; strict; unfriendly
6. (slang, vulgar, of a male) hard; sexually aroused
7. (of weather) severe; very bad or intense
8. with strength; forceful

Inflection

Inflection of hård

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hård	hårdare	hårdast
neuter singular	hårt	hårdare	hårdast
plural	hårda	hårdare	hårdast
masculine plural2	hårde	hårdare	hårdast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hårde	hårdare	hårdaste
all	hårda	hårdare	hårdaste

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.

Derived terms

• sätta hårt mot hårt

Related terms

• hårdna

See also

• hårdvara

Further reading

• hård in Svensk ordbok.