lätt

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See also: latt, lått, and lætt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lǣtter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛt/
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Adjective

lätt (comparative lättare, superlative lättast)

  1. light; of low weight
    Antonym: tung
  2. (of food) light, lean, low-fat; containing only small amounts of fat
    lättmjölk ― semi-skimmed milk
    lättkorv ― lean sausage
  3. (of alcoholic drinks) light; containing only small amounts of alcohol; containing less alcohol than customary; e.g. lättöl, lättvin
    Antonym: stark
    I Sverige definieras lättvin som vin, som innehåller mindre än 15 volymprocent alkohol.
    In Sweden light wine is defined as wine that contains less than 15 percent alcohol by volume.
  4. easy; not difficult
    Synonyms: enkel, simpel
    Antonym: svår
    en lätt uppgift
    an easy task
    1. (as a prefix) easy, easily
      Antonym: svår-
      Satsumas är lättskalade
      Satsumas are easy to peel
      (literally, “Satsumas are easy-peeled”)
      lättskött
      easy to take care of, easy to maintain, low-maintenance, etc.
      (literally, “easy-taken care of”)

Usage notes

The construction easy to /verb/ or easily /past participle/ in English, often corresponds to lätt-/past participle/ in compounds, for example:

Den här rätten är lättlagad.
This dish is easy to cook.
Han är väldigt lättlurad.
He is very easily fooled.
Den här hästen var lättskolad.
This horse was easy to break in.

When referring to the fat or alcohol content in drinks it may also be used as a prefix in compounds, for example lättöl (“alcohol-weak beer”) and lättmjölk (“low-fat milk”). It is however rarely used with drinks different than these ones.

Declension

Inflection of lätt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lätt lättare lättast
neuter singular lätt lättare lättast
plural lätta lättare lättast
masculine plural2 lätte lättare lättast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lätte lättare lättaste
all lätta lättare lättaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

(easy): lättlurad

Adverb

lätt (comparative lättare, superlative lättast)

  1. easily
  2. lightly; with lack of force or effort
    Jag förberedde mig lätt inför tävlingen.
    I prepared lightly before the contest.
    Vi klädde oss lätt, då det var varmt.
    We dressed lightly, since it was hot

Usage notes

The construction lightly /past participle/ in English, often corresponds to lätt-/past participle/ in compounds, for example:

Strippan gick lättklädd upp på scen.
The stripper walked lightly dressed up on stage.
Då vi endast fick ha handbaggage fick vi åka lättpackade.
Since we only were allowed to bring carry-ons, we had to travel lightly packed.

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