Swedish adjective

sned

crooked, oblique, inclined, slanting

Meaning

crooked; oblique; inclined; slanting; sloping

In Swedish: inte rak

Forms

Forms of sned
Basic form	sned	with en-words
Neuter	snett	with ett-words
Plural and definite	sneda	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	snedare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	snedast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does sned mean?

sned in a sentence

snett bakifrån
diagonally from the rear
golvet var snett
the floor was sloping
Tavlan är sned
The painting is crooked
Lägga huvudet på sned
Tilt one's head
sned resursfördelning
skewed distribution of resources
Jag blir sned på honom när han uppför sig så där
I get angry with him when he behaves like that
Varför är du sned?
Why are you angry?

Expressions

gå snett
go awry

Words built with sned

snedfördelning imbalance

Questions

What does sned mean in English?

sned means “crooked, oblique”.

Similar words

vind

Origin

From Old Swedish snedher.

Nearby common words

sned is number 7,855 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,851punktering puncture, flat
7,852tjuvlyssna eavesdrop, to eavesdrop
7,853bedöva numb, anesthetize
7,854vag vague
7,856produktiv productive
7,857milis militia
7,858klinisk clinical
7,859nedlagd shut down, closed

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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