No. 216 in Swedish

kort

"Kort" in Swedish means "short" (adjective) or "card" (noun).

In a sentence

Jag har ett kort till gymmet.
I have a card for the gym.
kort means 'a card' in this sentence.
Vägen till skolan är ganska kort.
The way to school is quite short.
kort means 'short' in terms of length in this sentence.
Filmen var förvånansvärt kort.
The movie was surprisingly short.
kort refers to the duration of the movie in this sentence.

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