Swedish noun

en arbetstid

working hours/²arbeːtsˌtiːd/

Meaning

working hours

Forms

Forms of arbetstid
Singular, indefiniteen arbetstid
Singular, definitearbetstiden
Plural, indefinitearbetstider
Plural, definitearbetstiderna

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

Practise arbetstid

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Is it en arbetstid or ett arbetstid?

Questions

What does arbetstid mean in English?

arbetstid means “working hours”.

Is it en arbetstid or ett arbetstid?

It is en arbetstid, and “the working hours” is arbetstiden.

What is the plural of arbetstid?

The plural of arbetstid is arbetstider, and the definite plural is arbetstiderna.

Origin

From arbete (“labor”) + -s- (“time”) + tid.

Nearby common words

arbetstid is number 7,996 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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