Lukten är underbar.

to be

Breakdown of Lukten är underbar.

• lukten: the smell
• underbar: wonderful

Questions & Answers about Lukten är underbar.

Why is it lukten and not just lukt?

Because -en is the definite ending. Swedish usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

• lukt = smell / a smell
• lukten = the smell

So Lukten är underbar means The smell is wonderful.

What is the basic dictionary form of lukten?

The dictionary form is lukt.

When you look up Swedish nouns, you usually find the indefinite singular form:

• en lukt = a smell

From that, you can build:

• lukten = the smell

So lukten is the definite singular form of lukt.

Why does lukt use -en in the definite form?

Because lukt is an en-word (also called common gender).

For many en-words, the definite singular ends in -en:

• en bok → boken
• en stol → stolen
• en lukt → lukten

If it were an ett-word, the definite ending would usually be -et instead.

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