Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en skjuts

shove, push, liftAlso the passive of skjuta./ɧɵ(t)s/

Meaning

shove; push; lift

In Swedish: (gratis) åkning (i någon annans fordon)

Forms

Forms of skjuts
Singular, indefiniteen skjuts
Singular, definiteskjutsen
Plural, indefiniteskjutsar
Plural, definiteskjutsarna

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

Practise skjuts

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Is it en skjuts or ett skjuts?

skjuts in a sentence

  • hon fick skjuts till stan med en granne
    she got a lift into town with a neighbour
  • ge någon skjuts någonstans
    give someone a ride somewhere
  • Tack för skjutsen!
    Thanks for the ride!
  • Vinden gav båten en skjuts
    The wind boosted the boat ("gave the boat a boost")
  • Båten fick sig en skjuts av vinden
    The boat was boosted by the wind ("got itself a boost from the wind")
  • Karriären fick sig en skjuts efter dokusåpadeltagandet
    Her career received a boost after she participated in the reality show

Words built with skjuts

  • skolskjuts school transport

Questions

What does skjuts mean in English?

skjuts means “shove, push”.

Is it en skjuts or ett skjuts?

It is en skjuts, and “the shove” is skjutsen.

What is the plural of skjuts?

The plural of skjuts is skjutsar, and the definite plural is skjutsarna.

Origin

Deverbal from skjutsa.

Nearby common words

skjuts is number 1,959 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. Browse the dictionary