No. 5,246 in Swedish
dumma
"Dumma" means "stupid" or "foolish" in English.
In a sentence
De dumma idéerna leder ofta till problem.
The dumb ideas often lead to problems.
In this sentence, "dumma" describes ideas that are not well-thought-out or foolish in nature.
Barnen skrattade åt de dumma skämten.
The children laughed at the silly jokes.
Here, "dumma" characterizes jokes as silly or comical, not necessarily negative or harmful.
Det var dumma av mig att glömma nycklarna hemma.
It was foolish of me to forget the keys at home.
In this context, "dumma" reflects a regretful self-assessment of one's inattentive or careless action.
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