Tillräckligast

Tillräckligast is the superlative form of the Swedish adjective "tillräcklig," meaning sufficient or adequate. In its grammatical structure, it denotes the highest degree of sufficiency or adequacy.

The word is formed by adding the superlative ending "-ast" to the stem of the adjective. This ending is common for adjectives in Swedish that end in certain vowels or consonants, or those that follow a regular declension pattern. "Tillräckligast" would be used in contexts where one thing possesses the greatest amount of sufficiency when compared to others. For example, one might say a particular solution is "tillräckligast" if it meets all requirements to the fullest extent possible, or more than any other available option.

While "tillräckligast" is grammatically correct, its usage is relatively uncommon in everyday language. Native Swedish speakers often opt for alternative phrasing to express a high degree of sufficiency, such as using adverbs like "ytterst" (extremely) or "fullständigt" (completely) in conjunction with "tillräcklig," or by rephrasing the sentence to emphasize the adequacy without resorting to the superlative form. The scarcity of its use might stem from a preference for more nuanced or less absolute descriptions in common discourse, or simply that situations requiring the absolute superlative of "sufficient" are infrequent.