Swedish noun

ett spratt

jumped, trick, prank

Meaning

jumped; trick; prank

In Swedish: skämt för att lura någon

Forms

Forms of spratt
Singular, indefinite	ett spratt
Singular, definite	sprattet
Plural, indefinite	spratt
Plural, definite	spratten

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

Practise spratt

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Is it en spratt or ett spratt?

spratt in a sentence

spela någon ett spratt
play a trick on sby
Han har spelat oss ett spratt
He has pulled a prank on us ("He has played us a prank, " idiomatic)
Han trodde månen var ett UFO. Ögonen spelade honom ett spratt.
He thought the moon was a UFO. His eyes played tricks on him.

Questions

What does spratt mean in English?

spratt means “jumped, trick”.

Is it en spratt or ett spratt?

It is ett spratt, and “the jumped” is sprattet.

What is the plural of spratt?

spratt doesn't change in the plural: ett spratt, två spratt (definite: spratten).

Similar words

skämtstreck

Nearby common words

spratt is number 6,352 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,348arrest detention, custody
6,349blygsam modest, moderate
6,350klädsel dress, clothing
6,351minnesförlust memory loss
6,353järnet with great intensity
6,354självständig independent (of a person or the like), independent (of a country, agency, or the like)
6,355tork drier
6,356baksäte a back seat, a rear seat (seat at the back of a vehicle)

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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