Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en anda

breath, atmosphere, spirit

Meaning

breath; atmosphere; spirit

In Swedish: stämning, atmosfär

Forms

Forms of anda
Singular, indefiniteen anda
Singular, definiteandan

anda is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor anda, den stora andan. Check another noun

Practise anda

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Is it en anda or ett anda?

anda in a sentence

  • god anda
    cheerful atmosphere
  • i lagens anda
    in the spirit of the law
  • i brottsbalkens anda
    as envisaged by the Penal Code
  • en sång i någons anda
    a song in the spirit of someone
  • kämparanda
    fighting spirit
  • Staden visade upp en anda av framåtskridande.
    The town showed a spirit of progression.
  • när andan faller på
    when the mood (spirit) strikes

Expressions

  • med andan i halsen
    breathless, out of breath
  • ge upp andan
    give up the ghost

Questions

What does anda mean in English?

anda means “breath, atmosphere”.

Is it en anda or ett anda?

It is en anda, and “the breath” is andan.

Similar words

stämning

Nearby common words

anda is number 4,877 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,873filmad filmed
  • 4,874beskrev described; depicted, portrayed
  • 4,875behaga choose, wish
  • 4,876droga to drug (someone); to fool someone into taking drugs, especially sleeping pills or similar, to do drugs
  • 4,878namne namesake
  • 4,879fight a fight (often in sports or of an argument)
  • 4,880premiär première, opening night
  • 4,881öre penny
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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