Swedish adverb · adjective

smått

a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat

smått as an adverb

Meaning

a bit; a little; slightly; somewhat

In Swedish: lite, en aning

smått as an adjective

Meaning

small

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What does smått mean?

smått in a sentence

  • verksamheten har redan startat så smått
    business has already got under way on a small scale
  • smått exotisk
    quite exotic
  • Han började bli smått orolig
    He was starting to get a bit worried
  • De började bli smått rasande på honom
    They were getting ever-so-slightly furious with him
  • Våren börjar så smått komma
    Spring is slowly arriving
  • Ekonomin började så smått återhämta sig
    The economy was slowly starting to recover
  • Det är smått otroligt!
    It's pretty incredible!
  • smått folk
    small people (children, etc.)

Questions

What does smått mean in English?

smått means “a bit, a little”.

Similar words

litetringa

Origin

From små.

Nearby common words

smått is number 8,458 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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