Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en hemlighet

secret

Meaning

secret

In Swedish: något som är hemligt

Forms

Forms of hemlighet
Singular, indefiniteen hemlighet
Singular, definitehemligheten
Plural, indefinitehemligheter
Plural, definitehemligheterna

hemlighet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hemlighet, den stora hemligheten. Check another noun

Practise hemlighet

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Is it en hemlighet or ett hemlighet?

hemlighet in a sentence

  • göra något i hemlighet
    do sth. in secret
  • Ska jag berätta en hemlighet?
    Shall I tell you a secret?

Words built with hemlighet

Questions

What does hemlighet mean in English?

hemlighet means “secret”.

Is it en hemlighet or ett hemlighet?

It is en hemlighet, and “the secret” is hemligheten.

What is the plural of hemlighet?

The plural of hemlighet is hemligheter, and the definite plural is hemligheterna.

Origin

hemlig + -het

Nearby common words

hemlighet is number 763 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 759återvända return
  • 760ned down
  • 761hemskt awfully, terribly
  • 762häst horse
  • 764sköta look after, nurse
  • 765igång in motion, moving, running
  • 766strax at once, directly
  • 767inför in front of, before; while having the attention of, in preparation for
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