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
| Basic form | direkt | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | direkt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | direkta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | direktare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | direktast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise direkt
1 / 1What does direkt mean?
direkt in a sentence
- några av dina påståenden är direkt osannaseveral of your statements are clearly untrue
- vi drack kaffe direkt efter matenwe took our coffee immediately after the meal
- han kom direkt från Londonhe came direct from London
- flyga direkt från Köpenhamn till New Yorkfly directly from Copenhagen to New york
- Vänta inte! Gör det direkt.Don't wait! Do it immediately.
- Maten var inte direkt översaltadThe food wasn't exactly oversalted (had too little salt)
- direkta ledningardirect lines
- direkt demokratidirect democracy
Expressions
- (jag blev) inte direkt (förvånad)I was) not exactly (surprised
Words built with direkt
- direktsändning live broadcast
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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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

