en aning
Meaning
idea; clue; hint; touch; trace; suspicion; presentiment; notion
In Swedish: liten mängd
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en aning |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | aningen |
| Plural, indefinite | aningar |
| Plural, definite | aningarna |
aning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor aning, den stora aningen. Check another noun
Practise aning
1 / 2Is it en aning or ett aning?
aning in a sentence
- en aning peppara dash of pepper
- jag är en aning förkyldI've got a bit of a cold
- han har inte den blekaste aninghe hasn't the slightest idea, he hasn't a clue
- onda aningarsuspicions
- jag har ingen aning om vad det kostarI've no idea what it would cost
- Jag har ingen aning om vart han har gått nuI have no idea where he has gone now
- Häll i en aning mer mjölkAdd a bit more milk
- De var aningen bättreThey were slightly better (a bit better)
Words built with aning
- föraning premonition, foreboding
Questions
What does aning mean in English?
aning means “idea, clue”.
Is it en aning or ett aning?
It is en aning, and “the idea” is aningen.
What is the plural of aning?
The plural of aning is aningar, and the definite plural is aningarna.
Similar words
susningförmodanförnimmelsekänning
Origin
From ana + -ing.
Nearby common words
aning is number 729 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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