skjuts
Swedish
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[edit]skjuts c
- a ride, a lift ((free) transportation somewhere, in someone's car, boat, or the like)
- ge någon skjuts någonstans
- give someone a ride somewhere
- Tack för skjutsen!
- Thanks for the ride!
- a boost (in speed)
- Vinden gav båten en skjuts
- The wind boosted the boat ("gave the boat a boost")
- Båten fick sig en skjuts av vinden
- The boat was boosted by the wind ("got itself a boost from the wind")
- (figuratively) a boost (more generally, for example a career boost)
- Karriären fick sig en skjuts efter dokusåpadeltagandet
- Her career received a boost after she participated in the reality show
- (chiefly historical) a horse-drawn carriage with a coachman (for transporting people)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skjuts | skjuts |
| definite | skjutsen | skjutsens | |
| plural | indefinite | skjutsar | skjutsars |
| definite | skjutsarna | skjutsarnas |
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