gift
gift as an adjective
Meaning
married
In Swedish: som har ingått äktenskap
Forms
| Basic form | gift | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | gift | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | gifta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
gift as a noun(ett gift)
Meaning
poison
In Swedish: skadligt el. hälsofarligt ämne
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett gift |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | giftet |
| Plural, indefinite | gifter |
| Plural, definite | gifterna |
gift is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort gift, det stora giftet. Check another noun
Practise gift
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gift in a sentence
- hon är gift med en fransmanshe's married to a Frenchman
- De är ett gift par.They are a married couple.
- Han är gift sedan tre år.He's been married for three years.
Words built with gift
- råttgift rat poison
- motgift antidote
- giftgas poison gas
- giftutsläpp spill (emission) of hazardous waste
Questions
What does gift mean in English?
gift means “married”.
Is it en gift or ett gift?
It is ett gift, and “the poison” is giftet.
What is the plural of gift?
The plural of gift is gifter, and the definite plural is gifterna.
Similar words
äktenskapsbundenäktenskaplig
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From German Gift (“poison”), from Middle High German gift f (“gift, present”), Old High German gift f (“gift”), from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz, which is a derivation of *gebaną (“to give”).
Nearby common words
gift is number 643 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