lågt

Lågt is a Swedish adjective meaning "low" or "low-lying," used to describe a low height, level, amount, or intensity. It is the neuter singular form of the adjective låg and agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number.

In usage, lågt appears before neuter singular nouns in indefinite phrases, for example ett lågt pris, meaning "a low price." For common gender nouns, the form is typically låg (e.g., en låg kostnad for "a low cost"). In plural, the indefinite form is låga, as in låga priser ("low prices"). When the noun is definite, the adjective takes the definite ending, as in de låga priserna ("the low prices"). Predicatively, as with the sentence Priset är lågt, lågt functions similarly to the other neuter singular forms and means "the price is low."

The positive degree of the adjective has other inflected forms for different genders and numbers, and it also has common comparative and superlative forms: lägre (lower) and lägst (lowest). These forms are used for all nouns regardless of gender when making comparisons, while the specific låt and låga forms shown above illustrate the neuter singular indefinite pattern. The related forms for non-neuter nouns use låg in the appropriate gender, such as en låg kostnad (a low cost) or låga kostnader (low costs) in plural.

Etymologically, lågt derives from the same root as the Swedish låg/låg, related to the general concept of being low or at a low level. It is widely used in everyday Swedish to describe prices, levels of intensity, altitude, or other quantitative and qualitative measures.

See also: low (in English), låg, lägre, lägst, price and cost descriptors in Swedish.