Swedish noun

ett uppsåt

intent

Meaning

intent

In Swedish: avsikt

Forms

Forms of uppsåt
Singular, indefiniteett uppsåt
Singular, definiteuppsåtet
Plural, indefiniteuppsåt
Plural, definiteuppsåten

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

Practise uppsåt

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Is it en uppsåt or ett uppsåt?

uppsåt in a sentence

  • lyckas i sitt uppsåt
    succeed in one's intention
  • Gärningen utfördes med uppsåt
    The act was carried out with intent

Questions

What does uppsåt mean in English?

uppsåt means “intent”.

Is it en uppsåt or ett uppsåt?

It is ett uppsåt, and “the intent” is uppsåtet.

What is the plural of uppsåt?

uppsåt doesn't change in the plural: ett uppsåt, två uppsåt (definite: uppsåten).

Similar words

syfte

Origin

From Old Swedish upsāt, from Middle Low German upsat.

Nearby common words

uppsåt is number 9,870 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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