sketen

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from skita.

Adjective

sketen (not comparable)

(only used attributively) lousy
Inte så mycket som ett sketet tack fick vi för att vi hjälpte honom
We didn't get as much as a lousy thanks for helping him

Den kostar bara en sketen hundring. Det har du råd med.
It only costs a lousy 100 SEK. You can afford that.

Tror du det här spelet går att köra på min sketna gamla laptop?
Do you think this game will run on my lousy old laptop?

Declension

Inflection of **sketen**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	sketen	sketnare	sketnast
neuter singular	sketet	sketnare	sketnast
plural	sketna	sketnare	sketnast
masculine plural²	sketne	sketnare	sketnast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	sketne	sketnare	sketnaste
all	sketna	sketnare	sketnaste

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.

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