Swedish noun · adjective· top 1,000 most common

ett kort

card, photo/kɔrt/

kort as a noun(ett kort)

Meaning

card; photo

In Swedish: litet blad i styvt papper (el. plast etc) för olika ändamål (ofta som bevis på något)

Forms

Forms of kort
Singular, indefinite	ett kort
Singular, definite	kortet
Plural, indefinite	kort
Plural, definite	korten

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

kort as an adjective

Meaning

short

In Swedish: som har liten längd

Forms

Forms of kort
Basic form	kort	with en-words
Neuter	kort	with ett-words
Plural and definite	korta	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	kortare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	kortast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise kort

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Is it en kort or ett kort?

kort in a sentence

spela kort
play cards
ta kort
take a photo
Ska vi spela kort?
Shall we play cards?
korta ben
short legs
på kort tid
in a short time
korta sträckor
short distances

Expressions

inom kort
shortly
kort sagt
in short
kort och gott
to put it briefly

Words built with kort

lånekort library card
kontokort credit card
ungdomskort youth card
kortfilm short film

Questions

What does kort mean in English?

kort means “card, photo”.

Is it en kort or ett kort?

It is ett kort, and “the card” is kortet.

What is the plural of kort?

kort doesn't change in the plural: ett kort, två kort (definite: korten).

Similar words

låg dvärg

Origin

From Middle Low German kort, from Old Saxon *kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, an early borrowing from Latin curtus.

Nearby common words

kort is number 590 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

586rest rest, remainder
587snäll good, good-natured
588ställ rack, stand
589stort largely
591lär be said to
592vakna wake up
593bild picture, image
594funka work, function

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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