utkik
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ut (“out”) + kika (“look”).
Noun
[edit]utkik c
- lookout (keeping a lookout, for enemies or other things of interest)
- hålla utkik efter isberg
- keeping a lookout for icebergs
- Nisse höll utkik efter polisen medan de andra rånade juvelerarbutiken
- Nisse kept a lookout for the police while the others robbed the jewelry store
- (by extension) being on the lookout, keeping an eye out
- Håll utkik efter nedsatta priser
- Be on the lookout for reduced prices
- lookout (a person who keeps a lookout, for example, at sea)
- skeppets utkik
- the ship's lookout
- lookout (a location from where lookout is kept)
- Hon står uppe i utkiken
- She's up in the lookout
Usage notes
[edit]You hold (håller) rather than keep a lookout in Swedish.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | utkik | utkiks |
| definite | utkiken | utkikens | |
| plural | indefinite | utkikar | utkikars |
| definite | utkikarna | utkikarnas |