motsats

Swedish

Etymology

From mot +‎ sats, a calque of German Gegensatz.

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Noun

motsats c

  1. an opposite
    Motsatsen till vitt är svart
    The opposite of white is black
    De är varandras motsatser
    They are opposites of each other
    Hon är min raka motsats
    She is the exact opposite of me
    1. (in "i motsats") contrast
      I motsats till min bror tycker jag om svamp
      In contrast to / contrary to my brother, I like mushrooms

Declension

Declension of motsats
nominative genitive
singular indefinite motsats motsats
definite motsatsen motsatsens
plural indefinite motsatser motsatsers
definite motsatserna motsatsernas

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