No. 478 in Danish
slet
"Bad," "delete," or "completely," depending on context.
In a sentence
Jeg sletter filen, hvis den ikke er nødvendig.
I delete the file if it's not necessary.
Here, 'sletter' is a verb and means 'delete'.
Han er slet ikke interesseret i at deltage.
He is not at all interested in participating.
Here, 'slet' intensifies the negation of 'not interested'.
Det var slet og ret det bedste måltid, jeg nogensinde har haft.
It was simply the best meal I've ever had.
Here, 'slet' is part of the phrase 'slet og ret,' meaning 'simply' or 'plainly'.
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