Swedish noun

en sats

clause, sentence, take-off, run(-up), set

Meaning

clause; sentence; take-off, run(-up); set; batch; rate

In Swedish: del av en mening

Forms

Forms of sats
Singular, indefiniteen sats
Singular, definitesatsen
Plural, indefinitesatser
Plural, definitesatserna

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

Practise sats

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Is it en sats or ett sats?

sats in a sentence

  • ta sats
    get ready (to jump, leap, etc.)
  • en sats deg
    a batch of dough
  • Jag gör en extrastor sats chili con carne så att jag kan ta en portion till lunch på jobbet imorgon.
    I make an extra large amount of chili con carne so that I can eat it for lunch at work tomorrow.

Words built with sats

  • huvudsats main clause
  • satsdel clause element
  • byggsats kit
  • procentsats percentage

Questions

What does sats mean in English?

sats means “clause, sentence”.

Is it en sats or ett sats?

It is en sats, and “the clause” is satsen.

What is the plural of sats?

The plural of sats is satser, and the definite plural is satserna.

Similar words

mängd

Origin

From German Satz (“sentence; theorem; set; jump”).

Nearby common words

sats is number 8,469 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