Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

smart

sly, sharp, smart/smɑːʈ/

Meaning

sly; sharp; smart

In Swedish: slug, slipad

Forms

Forms of smart
Basic form	smart	with en-words
Neuter	smart	with ett-words
Plural and definite	smarta	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	smartare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	smartast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does smart mean?

smart in a sentence

smarta affärsmän
shrewd businessmen
smarta stövlar
smart boots

Questions

What does smart mean in English?

smart means “sly, sharp”.

Similar words

vissnillrikskärptklipskklyftigfiffigslipadvass

Where the course teaches it

Swedish comparatives with -are and -ast
Complete Swedish – Season 1

Origin

Borrowed from English smart.

Nearby common words

smart is number 630 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

626grund foundation, base, ground, cause
627inom in, within
628läkare doctor, physician
629imorgon alternative spelling of i morgon
631jaha oh; yes, all right
632viktigt importantly
633lugna calm
634lyckas succeed

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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