Swedish noun · adjective· top 2,000 most common

ett alternativ

alternative

alternativ as a noun(ett alternativ)

Meaning

alternative

In Swedish: val mellan olika möjligheter; en av flera möjligheter

Forms

Forms of alternativ
Singular, indefinite	ett alternativ
Singular, definite	alternativet
Plural, indefinite	alternativ
Plural, definite	alternativen

alternativ is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort alternativ, det stora alternativet. Check another noun

alternativ as an adjective

Meaning

alternative

In Swedish: som kan väljas istället för något annat

Forms

Forms of alternativ
Basic form	alternativ	with en-words
Neuter	alternativt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	alternativa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

Practise alternativ

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Is it en alternativ or ett alternativ?

alternativ in a sentence

välja mellan olika alternativ
choose between two or more possibilities
Vad finns det för alternativ till kärnkraft?
What alternatives are there to nuclear power?
enda alternativet är att ge upp
(our) only alternative (option, way out) is to give up
ett alternativt förslag
an alternative suggestion

Questions

What does alternativ mean in English?

alternativ means “alternative”.

Is it en alternativ or ett alternativ?

It is ett alternativ, and “the alternative” is alternativet.

What is the plural of alternativ?

alternativ doesn't change in the plural: ett alternativ, två alternativ (definite: alternativen).

Similar words

valmöjlighet

Origin

From Medieval Latin alternativus

Nearby common words

alternativ is number 1,556 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,552bestämt certainly, decidedly
1,553tillbringa spend
1,554cell cell
1,555svära curse
1,557vaken awake, alert
1,558ifred in peace, (often more idiomatic) alone
1,559rättvisa justice, fairness
1,560rida ride

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary