Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en ande

spirit/²anːdɛ/

Meaning

spirit

In Swedish: övernaturligt väsen

Forms

Forms of ande
Singular, indefinite	en ande
Singular, definite	anden
Plural, indefinite	andar
Plural, definite	andarna

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

Practise ande

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Is it en ande or ett ande?

ande in a sentence

ond ande
evil spirit, demon
den helige Ande
the Holy Spirit (Ghost)
en ond ande
an evil spirit
en ande i en flaska
a genie in a bottle
den heliga anden
the holy ghost

Questions

What does ande mean in English?

ande means “spirit”.

Is it en ande or ett ande?

It is en ande, and “the spirit” is anden.

What is the plural of ande?

The plural of ande is andar, and the definite plural is andarna.

Similar words

vålnad

Origin

From Old Swedish ande, from Old Norse andi, from Proto-Germanic *anadô.

Nearby common words

ande is number 1,667 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,663assistent assistant, food processor
1,664lördag Saturday
1,665samhälle society, community
1,666lyfta raise, take off
1,668nyligen recently
1,669fredag Friday
1,670video video
1,671flytt a move, a relocation

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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