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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett skämt

joke, jest; funAlso the supine of skämma./ɧɛmt/

Meaning

joke, jest; fun

In Swedish: lustighet, skoj

Forms

Forms of skämt
Singular, indefiniteett skämt
Singular, definiteskämtet
Plural, indefiniteskämt
Plural, definiteskämten

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

Practise skämt

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Is it en skämt or ett skämt?

skämt in a sentence

  • dra ett skämt
    tell a joke
  • Det var bara ett skämt
    It was only a joke
  • Han är ett skämt
    He is a joke (in the derogatory sense)
  • göra något på skämt
    do something as a joke

Expressions

  • (göra något) på skämt
    (do sth.) for fun

Questions

What does skämt mean in English?

skämt means “joke, jest; fun”.

Is it en skämt or ett skämt?

It is ett skämt, and “the joke” is skämtet.

What is the plural of skämt?

skämt doesn't change in the plural: ett skämt, två skämt (definite: skämten).

Similar words

plojsprattvitsgyckel

Origin

From Old Swedish skæmt, from skæmta (“to joke”), whence also modern Swedish skämta.

Nearby common words

skämt is number 1,004 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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