ett byte
Meaning
exchange; booty; loot; prey; plunder; quarry; byte
In Swedish: utbyte, bytande, utväxling
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett byte |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bytet |
| Plural, indefinite | byten |
| Plural, definite | bytena |
byte is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort byte, det stora bytet. Check another noun
Practise byte
1 / 2Is it en byte or ett byte?
byte in a sentence
- de fick en ny bil i bytethey got a new car in exchange
- han blev ett lätt byte för deras övertalninghe let himself be talked into it easily
- byte av olja i bilenchanging the oil in the car
- däckbytetire change
- Jag ger dig en grej och får en annan grej i retur. Det är ett byte.I give you one thing and get another thing in return. That's an exchange.
- Vargen tog ett byteThe wolf caught a prey
- Han var ett lätt byteHe was an easy prey
- piraternas stora bytethe pirates' big loot
Words built with byte
- lägenhetsbyte exchange of flats
Questions
What does byte mean in English?
byte means “exchange, booty”.
Is it en byte or ett byte?
It is ett byte, and “the exchange” is bytet.
What is the plural of byte?
The plural of byte is byten, and the definite plural is bytena.
Similar words
fångstväxling
Origin
Related to byta (“to change, to exchange, to swap”)
Nearby common words
byte is number 2,294 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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