No. 5,247 in Swedish

dumme

"Dumme" in Swedish means "stupid" or "fool."

In a sentence

Den dumme hunden åt upp all maten.
The stupid dog ate all the food.
In this sentence, 'dumme' is used as an adjective describing 'hunden' (the dog) to mean 'stupid,' emphasizing a negative trait.
Han gjorde ett dumt misstag.
He made a stupid mistake.
Here, 'dumt' (adjective form) describes 'misstag' (mistake) and characterizes the action negatively, not the person.
Vi skrattade åt den dumma filmen.
We laughed at the silly movie.
In this case, 'dumma' modifies 'filmen' (the movie), implying humor or silliness rather than a strictly negative connotation.

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