Swedish word· top 500 most common
detta
this
Meaning
this
Practise detta
1 / 1What does detta mean?
Questions
What does detta mean in English?
detta means “this”.
Similar words
det här
Where the course teaches it
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Nearby common words
detta is number 166 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

