verksam

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From verke or verka +‎ -sam.

Adjective

verksam (neuter verksamt, definite singular and plural verksame, comparative meir verksam, superlative mest verksam)

1. active
2. effective

Derived terms

• verksemd

See also

• virksom (Bokmål)

References

• “verksam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

verka +‎ -sam

Pronunciation

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Adjective

verksam (comparative verksammare, superlative verksammast)

1. active, busy, working in some area
2. effective, being able to cause an effect

Declension

Inflection of verksam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	verksam	verksammare	verksammast
neuter singular	verksamt	verksammare	verksammast
plural	verksamma	verksammare	verksammast
masculine plural2	verksamme	verksammare	verksammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	verksamme	verksammare	verksammaste
all	verksamma	verksammare	verksammaste

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.

Related terms

• overksam
• verksamhet

Further reading

• verksam in Svensk ordbok.
• verksam in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)