Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett hat

hate/hɑːt/

Meaning

hate

In Swedish: fiendskap, ovänskap, avsky

Forms

Forms of hat
Singular, indefinite	ett hat
Singular, definite	hatet

hat is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hat, det stora hatet. Check another noun

Practise hat

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Is it en hat or ett hat?

hat in a sentence

gripas av hat till (el. mot) någon
be seized with a profound hatred of sby

Words built with hat

hatfull spiteful
hatkärlek love-hate
främlingshat xenophobia

Questions

What does hat mean in English?

hat means “hate”.

Is it en hat or ett hat?

It is ett hat, and “the hate” is hatet.

Similar words

mycket stark avsky

Origin

From Old Norse hatr, from Proto-Germanic *hataz.

Nearby common words

hat is number 2,578 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,574återkomma return
2,575belöning reward; recompense; prize, award
2,576femte fifth
2,577vana habit, experience
2,579söner sons
2,580rektor headmistress), head (headmaster
2,581dömd doomed, Sentenced (like jail)
2,582lasta load, blame

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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