Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett sms

text message, an SMS message

Meaning

text message, an SMS message

Forms

Forms of sms
Singular, indefinite	ett sms
Singular, definite	sms:et
Plural, indefinite	sms
Plural, definite	sms:en

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

Practise sms

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Is it en sms or ett sms?

sms in a sentence

Det där sista sms:et skulle jag betrakta som en dundertabbe oavsett vem du skickade det till.
I would consider that last SMS to be a real blunder, regardless of whom you sent it to.

Questions

What does sms mean in English?

sms means “text message, an SMS message”.

Is it en sms or ett sms?

It is ett sms, and “the text message” is sms:et.

What is the plural of sms?

sms doesn't change in the plural: ett sms, två sms (definite: sms:en).

Nearby common words

sms is number 1,851 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,847snabba to speed (up), to hurry
1,848svärja alternative form of svära
1,849dans dance
1,850fantasi imagination
1,852flotta fleet
1,853frysa freeze
1,854höga high, tall, loud (plural and definite form)
1,855annanstans elsewhere

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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