Swedish noun

en box

box

Meaning

box

In Swedish: låda, ask, fack, bås

Forms

Forms of box
Singular, indefiniteen box
Singular, definiteboxen
Plural, indefiniteboxar
Plural, definiteboxarna

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

Practise box

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Is it en box or ett box?

Words built with box

  • postbox post office box, P.O.B.

Questions

What does box mean in English?

box means “box”.

Is it en box or ett box?

It is en box, and “the box” is boxen.

What is the plural of box?

The plural of box is boxar, and the definite plural is boxarna.

Similar words

låda

Origin

Borrowed from English box.

Nearby common words

box is number 6,001 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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