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): /hɔːr/, [hɒːˀ]
• Homophone: hår

Adjective

hård

1. hard
2. tough
3. severe, harsh

Inflection

Inflection of hård
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	hård	hårdere	hårdest2
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")

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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]

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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/attributive	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	hård	hårdare	hårdast
Neuter singular	hårt	hårdare	hårdast
Plural	hårda	hårdare	hårdast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	hårde	hårdare	hårdaste
All	hårda	hårdare	hårdaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Related terms

• hårdna

See also

• hårdvara