Quiet, Quit, or Quite?

Quiet

Quiet means “not noisy, not busy, calm.”

Quiet can be a noun, an adjective, or a verb.

Examples
This is a rather quiet area.
I told the kids to be quiet while I was on the phone.
Early in the morning the streets are empty and quiet.

Swedish
lugn, stilla, tyst, tystnad, tysta ner

Quit

Quit means “to stop, leave, or be free of something.”

Quit is a verb.

Examples
Alex quit university during his second year.
Jenny is going to quit her job as a nurse.
Fredrik says he’s going to quit smoking.

Swedish
lämna, sluta

Quite

Quite means “fairly, to some degree, completely.”

Quite is an adverb.

Examples
It’s quite warm today.
My friend speaks English quite well.
After her divorce, Sandra was never quite the same.

Swedish
ganska, nog, väldigt, alldeles

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