lätt
lätt as an adjective
Meaning
light; gentle; easy; slight
In Swedish: som har liten vikt
Forms
| Basic form | lätt | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | lätt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | lätta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | lättare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | lättast | “-est”, “most …” |
lätt as an adverb
Meaning
readily
Practise lätt
1 / 1What does lätt mean?
lätt in a sentence
- lätt som en fjäderlight as a feather
- ett lätt slag på axelna gentle tap on the shoulder
- en lätt uppgiftan easy task
- lätt accentslight accent
- lättmjölksemi-skimmed milk
- lättkorvlean sausage
- Satsumas är lättskaladeSatsumas are easy to peel
- man blir lätt isolerad i en storstadit 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
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

