Swedish noun

ett nattskift

a night shift (both senses)

Meaning

a night shift (both senses)

Forms

Forms of nattskift
Singular, indefiniteett nattskift
Singular, definitenattskiftet
Plural, indefinitenattskift
Plural, definitenattskiften

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

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Is it en nattskift or ett nattskift?

Questions

What does nattskift mean in English?

nattskift means “a night shift (both senses)”.

Is it en nattskift or ett nattskift?

It is ett nattskift, and “the a night shift” is nattskiftet.

What is the plural of nattskift?

nattskift doesn't change in the plural: ett nattskift, två nattskift (definite: nattskiften).

Origin

natt (“night”) + skift (“shift”)

Nearby common words

nattskift is number 8,124 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,120regent regent
  • 8,121solid strong, solid
  • 8,122avlyssning wiretap, wiretapping (the act of installing a concealed listening or recording device connected to a communications circuit)
  • 8,123varde cairn (heap of stones left as a marker)
  • 8,125kommendant commanding officer
  • 8,126förhäxa to bewitch
  • 8,127uppskjutning A raise, an ejection; an act to protrude upwards from something., A (propelled) launch (upwards).
  • 8,128vak hole in the ice, wake
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