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Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett ansikte

face/anːsɪktə/

Meaning

face

In Swedish: framsidan av huvudet

Forms

Forms of ansikte
Singular, indefiniteett ansikte
Singular, definiteansiktet
Plural, indefiniteansikten
Plural, definiteansiktena

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

Practise ansikte

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Is it en ansikte or ett ansikte?

Expressions

  • (stå) ansikte mot ansikte
    (stand, be) face to face
  • förlora, tappa ansiktet
    lose face
  • bekanta ansikten
    well-known faces

Words built with ansikte

  • ansiktsmask mask, face pack
  • ansiktsuttryck (facial) expression
  • stenansikte stony face

Questions

What does ansikte mean in English?

ansikte means “face”.

Is it en ansikte or ett ansikte?

It is ett ansikte, and “the face” is ansiktet.

What is the plural of ansikte?

The plural of ansikte is ansikten, and the definite plural is ansiktena.

Similar words

nylleplyte

Origin

From Middle Low German ansichte.

Nearby common words

ansikte is number 528 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 524skull sake
  • 525vadå what, what?
  • 526jack jack, plug
  • 527stan town, alternative form of staden (“the city, the town”) (See the usage notes below for when "stan" is idiomatic. All usage examples below are idiomatic except the last.)
  • 529jaså really?, you don't say
  • 530ganska fairly
  • 531förstöra destroy
  • 532stark strong, lasting
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