Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en dos

dose/duːs/

Meaning

dose

In Swedish: en viss mängd, sats

Forms

Forms of dos
Singular, indefiniteen dos
Singular, definitedosen
Plural, indefinitedoser
Plural, definitedoserna

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

Practise dos

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Is it en dos or ett dos?

dos in a sentence

  • en stark dos morfin
    a strong dose of morphine

Words built with dos

Questions

What does dos mean in English?

dos means “dose”.

Is it en dos or ett dos?

It is en dos, and “the dose” is dosen.

What is the plural of dos?

The plural of dos is doser, and the definite plural is doserna.

Nearby common words

dos is number 3,196 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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