Swedish adjective · adverb· top 500 most common

lätt

light, gentle, easy, slight/lɛt/

lätt as an adjective

Meaning

light; gentle; easy; slight

In Swedish: som har liten vikt

Forms

Forms of lätt
Basic formlättwith en-words
Neuterlättwith ett-words
Plural and definitelättaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativelättare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativelättast“-est”, “most …”

lätt as an adverb

Meaning

readily

Practise lätt

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What does lätt mean?

lätt in a sentence

  • lätt som en fjäder
    light as a feather
  • ett lätt slag på axeln
    a gentle tap on the shoulder
  • en lätt uppgift
    an easy task
  • lätt accent
    slight accent
  • lättmjölk
    semi-skimmed milk
  • lättkorv
    lean sausage
  • Satsumas är lättskalade
    Satsumas are easy to peel
  • man blir lätt isolerad i en storstad
    it is easy to become isolated in a big city
  • Jag förberedde mig lätt inför tävlingen.
    I prepared lightly before the contest.
  • Vi klädde oss lätt, då det var varmt.
    We dressed lightly, since it was hot

Questions

What does lätt mean in English?

lätt means “light, gentle”.

Similar words

enkeltenkellindrigokompliceradflyktigluftig

Origin

From Old Swedish lǣtter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Nearby common words

lätt is number 440 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