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Swedish noun · adverb· top 5,000 most common

en back

crate, back, reverse

back as a noun(en back)

Meaning

crate; back; reverse

In Swedish: låda

Forms

Forms of back
Singular, indefiniteen back
Singular, definitebacken
Plural, indefinitebackar
Plural, definitebackarna

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

back as an adverb

Meaning

back

In Swedish: bakåt

Practise back

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Is it en back or ett back?

back in a sentence

  • företaget gick back med tolv miljoner under fjolåret
    the company went into the red to the tune of twelve million last year
  • gå 1000 kr back på en affär
    lose 1000 SEK on a deal

Questions

What does back mean in English?

back means “crate, back”.

Is it en back or ett back?

It is en back, and “the crate” is backen.

What is the plural of back?

The plural of back is backar, and the definite plural is backarna.

Origin

From English back.

Nearby common words

back is number 3,326 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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