Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en lust

inclination, content

Meaning

inclination; content

In Swedish: önskan att pröva (något intressant)

Forms

Forms of lust
Singular, indefiniteen lust
Singular, definitelusten
Plural, indefinitelustar
Plural, definitelustarna

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

Practise lust

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Is it en lust or ett lust?

lust in a sentence

  • jag har inte lust att städa
    I don't feel like cleaning
  • Har du lust att följa med och bada?
    Would you fancy coming along for a swim?
  • känna en stark lust att göra något
    feel a strong desire to do something
  • Det är trevligt att ha ett land man kan påta i när lusten faller på
    It's nice to have a garden plot that you can potter around in when the desire strikes
  • Jag har lust att spela krocket
    I feel like playing croquet
  • Jag har ingen/inte lust att städa idag
    I don't feel like cleaning today
  • Har du lust att hänga med oss till bensinstationen?
    Want to join us to the gas station?
  • Vi frågade om han kunde hjälpa oss, men han sa att han inte hade lust
    We asked if he could help us, but he said he didn't feel like it

Expressions

  • (gå in för något) med liv och lust
    (take up sth.) with heart and soul

Words built with lust

  • matlust appetite
  • lustbetonad pleasurable

Questions

What does lust mean in English?

lust means “inclination, content”.

Is it en lust or ett lust?

It is en lust, and “the inclination” is lusten.

What is the plural of lust?

The plural of lust is lustar, and the definite plural is lustarna.

Similar words

sugvälbehagböjelseåtrå

Origin

From Old Norse losti (late Old Norse lyst), from Middle Low German lust lüst, lyst, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu.

Nearby common words

lust is number 1,905 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