Swedish noun

en skvätt

dash, drop

Meaning

dash; drop

In Swedish: liten mängd vätska

Forms

Forms of skvätt
Singular, indefiniteen skvätt
Singular, definiteskvätten
Plural, indefiniteskvättar
Plural, definiteskvättarna

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

Practise skvätt

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Is it en skvätt or ett skvätt?

skvätt in a sentence

  • en skvätt vinäger
    a dash of vinegar
  • Häll i en skvätt grädde i grytan
    Add a dash of cream to the stew
  • att gråta en skvätt
    to cry a little (idiomatic)

Questions

What does skvätt mean in English?

skvätt means “dash, drop”.

Is it en skvätt or ett skvätt?

It is en skvätt, and “the dash” is skvätten.

What is the plural of skvätt?

The plural of skvätt is skvättar, and the definite plural is skvättarna.

Similar words

stänk

Nearby common words

skvätt is number 9,374 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