Tydligt

Tydligt is a word used in Swedish as an adverb meaning "clearly" or "obviously." It modifies verbs, adjectives, or whole clauses to indicate that something is easy to perceive, understand, or state in a precise way. A closely related Danish cognate is tydeligt, used with the same meaning in Danish.

Morphology and related forms: In Swedish, tydligt is derived from the adjective tydlig, meaning clear or evident. The adverb is formed by adding the suffix -t to the adjective. The corresponding noun for clarity is tydlighet. The adjective tydlig also has the comparative and superlative forms tydligare and tydligast.

Usage: Tydligt is common in both spoken and written Swedish to emphasize clarity or obviousness. Examples include: Det är tydligt att situationen kräver åtgärder (It is clearly that the situation requires actions). Hon talade tydligt så att alla förstod (She spoke clearly so that everyone understood). Tydligt can also modify a participial or descriptive phrase to stress lucidity, such as en tydligt formulerad plan (a clearly formulated plan).

Cross-linguistic notes: While tydligt is Swedish, Danish uses tydeligt as the corresponding adverb, with tygelig or tydelig as the base adjective in Danish. Norwegian has parallel forms in its own standardized varieties. Etymologically, tydlig and tydligt share roots related to making things evident or easily perceived.

See also: tydlighet; tydelighet.