Swedish verb · noun· top 100 most common

måste

must/²mɔstɛ/

måste as a verb

Meaning

must

In Swedish: vara tvungen att

måste as a noun(ett måste)

Meaning

must

In Swedish: något nödvändigt

Forms

Forms of måste
Singular, indefiniteett måste
Singular, definitemåstet
Plural, indefinitemåsten
Plural, definitemåstena

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

Practise måste

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What does måste mean?

måste in a sentence

  • jag måste ge mig iväg nu
    now I must be off
  • vi måste vänta till i morgon
    we must wait until tomorrow
  • du måste vara trött nu
    you must be tired now
  • det är ett måste
    it's a must
  • Jag lägger måstena åt sidan idag
    I'm putting my duties aside today

Questions

What does måste mean in English?

måste means “must”.

Is it en måste or ett måste?

It is ett måste, and “the must” is måstet.

What is the plural of måste?

The plural of måste is måsten, and the definite plural is måstena.

Similar words

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Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish moste, from Middle Low German moste, past tense of môten, from Old Saxon motan.

Nearby common words

måste is number 48 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 44ta take; to grab and move to oneself, to bring (along); to carry
  • 45se see, look
  • 46honom him, him; oblique of han
  • 47där there, where
  • 49din your, yours (common gender, singular), you (vocative determiner used before a singular common gender noun)
  • 50tro believe
  • 51skulle would, should
  • 52bra good, excellent
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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