schack matt

Swedish

Alternative forms

Adjective

schack matt (not comparable)

  1. (only used predicatively) checkmated
    Du är schack matt
    You're checkmated

Usage notes

Can also be expressed as "spela någon (schack) matt" (checkmate someone).

Interjection

schack matt

  1. checkmate; word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.

Usage notes

The variation "sсhack och matt" (check and mate) is also used in Swedish.

Noun

schack matt c

  1. a checkmate

Declension

Declension of schack matt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite schack matt schack matts
definite schack matten schack mattens
plural indefinite schack mattar schack mattars
definite schack mattarna schack mattarnas

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