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nounadjective

ett slut

ending

Det är när något tar stopp eller är färdigt.

Definition & meaning

slut has several meanings in Swedish:

  1. End, ending, conclusion — as a noun.

    • Det var ett lyckligt slut. — “It was a happy ending.”
    • I slutet av filmen händer något oväntat. — “At the end of the film, something unexpected happens.”

  2. Finished, over, used up — usually used predicatively.

    • Filmen är slut. — “The film is over.”
    • Mjölken är slut. — “The milk is finished / There is no milk left.”

  3. “Slut” — an insulting noun referring to a sexually promiscuous woman. This is the same meaning as the English vulgar term, and is generally offensive. It is often encountered in modern Swedish through English influence rather than as the ordinary traditional meaning of the word.

Grammar & Word origin

As a noun meaning “end,” slut is a neuter noun:

  • ett slut — an ending
  • slutet — the ending
  • slut — endings
  • sluten — the endings

As an adjective meaning “finished” or “over,” it is normally used after a linking verb and does not change form:

  • Det är slut. — “It is over.”
  • Maten är slut. — “The food is gone.”

The word is historically related to the verb sluta , meaning “to stop,” “to end,” or “to finish.” It is not normally analyzed into separate modern Swedish parts.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • avslut — “conclusion” or “completion.” More formal and often used for the completion of an activity, process, or event.
  • ändelse — “end” or “ending.” Often refers to the final part of something, especially a story or sequence.
  • slutpunkt — “endpoint” or “final point.” More precise and sometimes metaphorical.
  • över — “over,” when slut means that an event or period has ended.
  • färdig — “finished” or “done.” Usually describes a person, task, or object that has been completed, whereas slut often means that something has ended or been used up.

Antonyms

  • början — “beginning,” the opposite of an ending.
  • start — “start,” especially the beginning of an activity, race, or process.
  • fortsättning — “continuation,” the opposite of a conclusion.
  • pågående — “ongoing,” the opposite of something being over.
  • full — “full,” which can be the opposite of slut when something has been used up, as in a full supply versus no supply remaining.

Common phrases & collocations

  • ta slut — “run out” or “come to an end”
    Tiden tar slut. — “Time is running out.”

  • vara slut — “be over” or “be sold out/used up”
    Biljetterna är slut. — “The tickets are sold out.”

  • göra slut — “break up” with someone, or “put an end to” something
    De gjorde slut. — “They broke up.”

  • till slut — “finally” or “in the end”

  • i slutet av — “at the end of”
    i slutet av året — “at the end of the year”

  • utan slut — “endless” or “without end”

  • ett lyckligt slut — “a happy ending”

  • ett abrupt slut — “an abrupt ending”

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Examples

Filmen har ett lyckligt slut.noun

The movie has a happy ending.

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