No. 1,646 in Swedish
drygt
"Drygt" in Swedish means "slightly more than" or "a little over."
In a sentence
Det tog drygt en timme att avsluta mötet.
It took slightly more than an hour to finish the meeting.
Here, the word 'drygt' is used to convey that the time span exceeded one hour, denoting slightly over a given measure.
Drygt hälften av deltagarna röstade för förslaget.
Slightly more than half of the participants voted for the proposal.
In this sentence, 'drygt' indicates that the portion of participants exceeded fifty percent, providing a sense of overabundance or exceeding a measure.
Han pratade drygt och överlägset.
He spoke arrogantly and condescendingly.
Here, 'drygt' refers to a manner of speaking, indicating arrogance or an unsympathetic attitude, used metaphorically in a social context.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “drygt” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “drygt” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSwedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).