Swedish noun · adjective· top 500 most common

ett slut

end, termination, close/slʉːt/

slut as a noun(ett slut)

Meaning

end; termination; close

In Swedish: yttersta gräns för något i rum och tid, avslutning

Forms

Forms of slut
Singular, indefiniteett slut
Singular, definiteslutet
Plural, indefiniteslut
Plural, definitesluten

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

slut as an adjective

Meaning

over; finished; at an end

In Swedish: som inte längre finns, förbrukad

Practise slut

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Is it en slut or ett slut?

slut in a sentence

  • från början till slut
    from start to finish
  • vid årets slut
    at the end of the year
  • i slutet av veckan
    at the end of the week
  • i slutet på 1800-talet
    at the end of the 19th century
  • slut för idag
    that's all for today
  • vi lyckades till slut
    we finally succeeded
  • Jag tyckte om slutet av boken.
    I liked the end of the book.
  • skolan är slut för dagen
    school is over for the day
  • nu får det vara slut med fjäskandet
    let's have an end to all this sucking-up
  • smöret är slut
    we're out of butter

Words built with slut

  • veckoslut weekend
  • krigsslut end of the war
  • slutresultat outcome

Questions

What does slut mean in English?

slut means “end, termination”.

Is it en slut or ett slut?

It is ett slut, and “the end” is slutet.

What is the plural of slut?

slut doesn't change in the plural: ett slut, två slut (definite: sluten).

Similar words

tröttupphöraändaändeöverupphörandetilländafullbordande

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Middle Low German slūt.

Nearby common words

slut is number 307 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary