Swedish noun

en area

area

Meaning

area

In Swedish: yta, område

Forms

Forms of area
Singular, indefiniteen area
Singular, definitearean
Plural, indefiniteareor
Plural, definiteareorna

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

Practise area

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Is it en area or ett area?

Questions

What does area mean in English?

area means “area”.

Is it en area or ett area?

It is en area, and “the area” is arean.

What is the plural of area?

The plural of area is areor, and the definite plural is areorna.

Similar words

områdeyta

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin ārea (literally “vacant piece of level ground”).

Nearby common words

area is number 9,452 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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