Swedish noun

ett case

a case (instance or event as a topic of study)/kɛjs/

Meaning

a case (instance or event as a topic of study)

Forms

Forms of case
Singular, indefinite	ett case
Singular, definite	caset
Plural, indefinite	case
Plural, definite	casen

case is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort case, det stora caset. Check another noun

Practise case

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Is it en case or ett case?

Questions

What does case mean in English?

case means “a case (instance or event as a topic of study)”.

Is it en case or ett case?

It is ett case, and “the a case” is caset.

What is the plural of case?

case doesn't change in the plural: ett case, två case (definite: casen).

Origin

Borrowed from English case, from Latin cāsus.

Nearby common words

case is number 8,402 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,398mussla clam, mussel
8,399separation separation
8,400utstyrsel outfit
8,401överflöd abundance
8,403turbulens turbulence (something turbulent, state of being turbulent), turbulence, turmoil
8,404hälare fence, receiver of stolen goods
8,405övergång transition, crossing
8,406bäring bearing

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary