ett datum
Meaning
date
In Swedish: dag (och månad och år)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett datum |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | datumet |
| Plural, indefinite | datum |
| Plural, definite | datumen |
datum is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort datum, det stora datumet. Check another noun
Practise datum
1 / 2Is it en datum or ett datum?
datum in a sentence
- Vad är det för datum idag?What is today's date?
Words built with datum
- födelsedatum date of birth
- datumstämpel date stamp
Questions
What does datum mean in English?
datum means “date”.
Is it en datum or ett datum?
It is ett datum, and “the date” is datumet.
What is the plural of datum?
datum doesn't change in the plural: ett datum, två datum (definite: datumen).
Origin
From Latin datum (“given”, past participle).
Nearby common words
datum is number 2,567 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,563häng hanging out (the act of casually residing)
- 2,564väst waistcoat, vest, west
- 2,565zombie zombie
- 2,566beundra admire
- 2,568bryt slang translation of the English noun break, based on the verb bryta, corresponding to various Swedish nouns ending in -brott.
- 2,569batteri battery, rhythm section
- 2,570bibel bible
- 2,571oftast in most cases
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary