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nounadjectiveadverb

en svart

black

Definition & meaning

Svart means black: the darkest colour, or a shade with virtually no reflected light.

It can also have figurative meanings, such as dark or gloomy, illegal or undeclared, or, in expressions about coffee, without milk.

Grammar & Word origin

Svart is an adjective. Its forms are:

  • Common gender: svart
  • Neuter: svart
  • Plural and definite form: svarta

The comparative and superlative are svartare and svartast .

The word comes from Old Norse svartr, meaning “black.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • mörk — “dark”; broader than svart and does not necessarily mean black.
  • dyster — “gloomy”; a synonym only in the figurative sense.
  • vit — “white”; the usual colour opposite.

Common phrases & collocations

  • svart kaffe — black coffee, without milk.
  • svart marknad — black market.
  • jobba svart — to work without declaring the income for tax.
  • svart på vitt — in black and white; clearly documented.

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Examples

Min cykel är svart.adjective

My bicycle is black.

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