en bensin
Meaning
gasoline (US); petrol
In Swedish: ett slags motorbränsle
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bensin |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bensinen |
bensin is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bensin, den stora bensinen. Check another noun
Practise bensin
1 / 1Is it en bensin or ett bensin?
Words built with bensin
- bensinstation petrol station, filling station
- bensinsnål economical (low) on petrol
Questions
What does bensin mean in English?
bensin means “gasoline (US), petrol”.
Is it en bensin or ett bensin?
It is en bensin, and “the gasoline” is bensinen.
Origin
From German Benzin, from Benzoe + -in.
Nearby common words
bensin is number 2,534 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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