Swedish adverb · adjective· top 1,000 most common

direkt

direct

direkt as an adverb

Meaning

direct

In Swedish: utan omvägar, omedelbart; uppenbart

direkt as an adjective

Meaning

direct

In Swedish: som går utan omväg, rak, omedelbar

Forms

Forms of direkt
Basic formdirektwith en-words
Neuterdirektwith ett-words
Plural and definitedirektaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativedirektare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativedirektast“-est”, “most …”

Practise direkt

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What does direkt mean?

direkt in a sentence

  • några av dina påståenden är direkt osanna
    several of your statements are clearly untrue
  • vi drack kaffe direkt efter maten
    we took our coffee immediately after the meal
  • han kom direkt från London
    he came direct from London
  • flyga direkt från Köpenhamn till New York
    fly directly from Copenhagen to New york
  • Vänta inte! Gör det direkt.
    Don't wait! Do it immediately.
  • Maten var inte direkt översaltad
    The food wasn't exactly oversalted (had too little salt)
  • direkta ledningar
    direct lines
  • direkt demokrati
    direct democracy

Expressions

  • (jag blev) inte direkt (förvånad)
    I was) not exactly (surprised

Words built with direkt

Questions

What does direkt mean in English?

direkt means “direct”.

Similar words

bumsomedelbaromedelbartmed detsammagenastlive

Nearby common words

direkt is number 558 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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