Swedish adverb· top 100 most common
inte
not/²ɪntɛ/
Meaning
not
In Swedish: ej, icke
Practise inte
1 / 1What does inte mean?
inte in a sentence
- inte hellereither
- inte allsnot at all
- inte bara ... utan ocksånot only ... but also
- inte ensnot even
- Jag förstod inte vad du sa.I didn't understand what you said.
- Myror är inte stora.Ants are not big.
- Hästar är inte växter.Horses are not plants.
- – Är inte hästar däggdjur? – Jo, hästar är däggdjur.– Aren't horses mammals? – Yes, horses are mammals.
Questions
What does inte mean in English?
inte means “not”.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
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Origin
From Old Swedish ænkti, ænti, ingti, from a late form of the nominative neuter of Old Swedish ængin.
Nearby common words
inte is number 6 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

