Swedish noun · adjective

en bang

bang, boom

bang as a noun(en bang)

Meaning

bang; boom

In Swedish: knall från flygplan som passerar ljudvallen

Forms

Forms of bang
Singular, indefiniteen bang
Singular, definitebangen
Plural, indefinitebangar
Plural, definitebangarna

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

bang as an adjective

Meaning

scared, anxious

Practise bang

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Is it en bang or ett bang?

Questions

What does bang mean in English?

bang means “bang, boom”.

Is it en bang or ett bang?

It is en bang, and “the bang” is bangen.

What is the plural of bang?

The plural of bang is bangar, and the definite plural is bangarna.

Origin

From Middle Low German bange, formed from be- + enge (from Old Saxon engi, angi (“narrow”)).

Nearby common words

bang is number 5,755 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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