Swedish phrase

det är

that is

Meaning

that is

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What does det är mean?

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What does det är mean in English?

det är means “that is”.

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

det är is number 10,039 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary