båt
/boː(ə)t/common gender
The English phrase boat is translated into Swedish as båt.
The word båt refers to a water craft.
Meaning: water craft (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The indefinite form is båt. When you want to talk about a specific boat, use the definite form båten for the boat. For plural indefinite, use båtar for boats. If you are referring to specific boats in the plural, use the definite form båtarna for the boats.
How do you pronounce it?
/boː(ə)t/
Did you know?
- The word båt can appear in the phrase att sitta i samma båt, which means to be in the same situation as someone else, exactly like the English idiom 'in the same boat'.
- In Swedish culture, the concept of a 'båtliv' or 'boat life' refers to a specific lifestyle often associated with the Swedish archipelago.
- Swedish has a distinct word skepp for a ship, which is reserved for larger vessels and denotes a different scale of nautical travel than båt.
Examples in context
- Gå in i båten.Get in the boat.This sentence is useful for telling someone to get in the båt.Tatoeba #4338810 by richke, translation #2549567 by CK
- Tom bor på en båt.Tom lives on a boat.This sentence shows how to say someone lives on a båt.Tatoeba #2078872 by herrsilen, translation #1868070 by CK
- Vi är ute med båten.We were out on the boat.This sentence is useful for saying you are out on the båt.Tatoeba #2111123 by herrsilen, translation #9368839 by Lillith
- Påminn mig om att köpa en båt till sommaren.Remind me to buy a boat for the summer.
- Vi åkte ut med båten till den lilla ön.We took the boat to the small island.
- Jag ska ut med skutan imorgon.I'm going out with the boat tomorrow.
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Oscar and Alice are standing by the water on a sunny day.
- OscarTitta på den fina båten där borta!Look at that beautiful boat over there!
- AliceJa, den ser väldigt stabil ut.Yes, it looks very stable.
- OscarVill du hyra den med mig?Do you want to rent it with me?
- AliceDet låter som en jättebra idé!That sounds like a great idea!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “boat” translations and entries båt, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
