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mitt

my, in the middle (at or around the middle, spatially or more abstractly), (often) right/mɪtː/

mitt as an adverb

Meaning

my; in the middle (at or around the middle, spatially or more abstractly), (often) right

In Swedish: i el. på mitten

mitt as a pronoun

Meaning

my, mine (neuter gender, singular)

mitt as a noun(en mitt)

Meaning

centre

In Swedish: medelpunkt, centrum

Forms

Forms of mitt
Singular, indefiniteen mitt
Singular, definitemitten

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

Practise mitt

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What does mitt mean?

mitt in a sentence

  • vi bodde mitt emot kyrkan
    we lived just opposite the church
  • mitt i natten
    in the middle (dead) of the night
  • mitt i skogen
    in the middle (depths) of the forest
  • Vi befann oss mitt emellan två städer
    We were at around the middle point (literally) / right between two cities
  • De befann sig mitt i kaoset
    They were in the middle of (literally) / right in the chaos
  • Det var mitt i natten
    It was the middle of the night
  • Jag blev slagen mitt i nyllet
    I was punched right in ("in the middle of") the face
  • Mitt hus är rött
    My house [neuter gender] is red
  • Huset är ditt, inte mitt
    The house is yours, not mine
  • i mitten av (på) november
    mid-November

Words built with mitt

  • mittlinje centre (halfway) line
  • mittbena (the hair) parted down the middle
  • mittpunkt centre

Questions

What does mitt mean in English?

mitt means “my, in the middle (at or around the middle, spatially or more abstractly), (often) right”.

Is it en mitt or ett mitt?

It is en mitt, and “the centre” is mitten.

Similar words

centrum

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish mitt, from Old Norse miðr.

Nearby common words

mitt is number 82 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 78sa said
  • 79in into
  • 80igen back, again
  • 81behöva need, want
  • 83nåt syncopic form of något (“something, anything”)
  • 84mycket very much, greatly
  • 85går goes, walks, goes, runs
  • 86vem who
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