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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en sikt

view, visibility, screen, sieve/sɪkt/

Meaning

view; visibility; screen; sieve

In Swedish: möjlighet att se på visst avstånd

Forms

Forms of sikt
Singular, indefiniteen sikt
Singular, definitesikten
Plural, indefinitesiktar
Plural, definitesiktarna

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

Practise sikt

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Is it en sikt or ett sikt?

sikt in a sentence

  • god sikt
    good visibility
  • det är en fråga på lång sikt
    it's a long-term question
  • god/dålig sikt
    good/poor visibility
  • på kort sikt
    in the near time, in a short while
  • på (lång) sikt
    with time, in the long run
  • på 3 års sikt
    in 3 years' time

Questions

What does sikt mean in English?

sikt means “view, visibility”.

Is it en sikt or ett sikt?

It is en sikt, and “the view” is sikten.

What is the plural of sikt?

The plural of sikt is siktar, and the definite plural is siktarna.

Origin

From Middle Low German sicht, from Proto-Germanic *sihti.

Nearby common words

sikt is number 4,349 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,345kväva smother, suffocate
  • 4,346bakifrån from behind, from the back
  • 4,347tagning take (film sequence recorded continuously in one go)
  • 4,348artig courteous, polite
  • 4,350logga to log (make an entry in a log), to measure, to record
  • 4,351rev tore
  • 4,352rast break
  • 4,353mugg jug, mug, loo, john
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