Swedish adjective

sketen

lousy

Meaning

lousy

Forms

Forms of sketen
Basic formsketenwith en-words
Neutersketetwith ett-words
Plural and definitesketnaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativesketnare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativesketnast“-est”, “most …”

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What does sketen mean?

sketen in a sentence

  • Inte så mycket som ett sketet tack fick vi för att vi hjälpte honom
    We didn't get as much as a lousy thanks for helping him
  • Den kostar bara en sketen hundring. Det har du råd med.
    It only costs a lousy 100 SEK. You can afford that.
  • Tror du det här spelet går att köra på min sketna gamla laptop?
    Do you think this game will run on my lousy old laptop?

Questions

What does sketen mean in English?

sketen means “lousy”.

Origin

Derived from skita.

Nearby common words

sketen is number 7,588 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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