Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

skoj

nice, fun

skoj as an adjective

Meaning

nice; fun

In Swedish: roligt

Forms

Forms of skoj
Basic formskojwith en-words
Comparativemer skoj“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemest skoj“-est”, “most …”

skoj as a noun(ett skoj)

Meaning

fun; joke; mischief; jest; swindle; fraud; racket

In Swedish: skämt

Forms

Forms of skoj
Singular, indefiniteett skoj
Singular, definiteskojet
Plural, indefiniteskoj
Plural, definiteskojen

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

Practise skoj

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What does skoj mean?

skoj in a sentence

  • det var skoj att träffas
    it was nice meeting you
  • Var det skoj på vattenlandet?
    Did you have fun at the water park?
  • det var bara på skoj
    it was only a joke
  • för skojs skull
    for the fun of it
  • Ibland måste man få ha lite skoj
    You must to be allowed to have a bit of fun from time to time
  • Vi hade skoj på äventyrsbadet
    We had fun at the water park
  • Det var inte menat på allvar utan på skoj
    It wasn't meant seriously. I was joking around.
  • Han är inte professionell utan gör det för skojs skull
    He's not a professional. He does it for fun.
  • De vill att jag dubbelklickar på en skum .exe-fil. Är det här nåt skoj eller?
    They want me to double-click a shady .exe file. Is this some kind of trickery or what?

Words built with skoj

  • bilskoj used-car racket

Questions

What does skoj mean in English?

skoj means “nice, fun”.

Is it en skoj or ett skoj?

It is ett skoj, and “the fun” is skojet.

What is the plural of skoj?

skoj doesn't change in the plural: ett skoj, två skoj (definite: skojen).

Similar words

roligroligtkul

Origin

From skoja.

Nearby common words

skoj is number 2,606 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