en äng
Meaning
meadow
In Swedish: gräsmark
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en äng |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ängen |
| Plural, indefinite | ängar |
| Plural, definite | ängarna |
äng is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor äng, den stora ängen. Check another noun
Practise äng
1 / 2Is it en äng or ett äng?
äng in a sentence
- åker och ängfields and meadows
- – Det var en ko på ängen. – Jag fattar inte. – Det var kon som var på ängen. / Det var kon som var poängen.– There was a cow in [on] the meadow. – I don't get it. – It was the cow that was in [on] the meadow. / It was the cow that was the point / punch line. [common pun]
Words built with äng
- sommaräng summer meadow (grazing)
- ängsblomma meadow flower
Questions
What does äng mean in English?
äng means “meadow”.
Is it en äng or ett äng?
It is en äng, and “the meadow” is ängen.
What is the plural of äng?
The plural of äng is ängar, and the definite plural is ängarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish æng, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō.
Nearby common words
äng is number 7,068 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,064otänkbar unthinkable
- 7,065syndrom syndrome
- 7,066terror terror
- 7,067utomstående outsider
- 7,069sinka to slow down, to slow down or delay (someone or something)
- 7,070justitiedepartement a ministry of justice
- 7,071sannolikhet a probability
- 7,072hundratusen hundred thousand
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