Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett exempel

example

Meaning

example

In Swedish: föredöme, mönster

Forms

Forms of exempel
Singular, indefiniteett exempel
Singular, definiteexemplet
Plural, indefiniteexempel
Plural, definiteexemplen

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

Practise exempel

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Is it en exempel or ett exempel?

exempel in a sentence

  • statuera ett exempel
    to set an example (act as a warning) to others
  • till exempel
    for example
  • han är ett levande exempel på vad jag menar
    he is living proof of what I mean
  • Det här är ett exempel
    This is an example

Words built with exempel

  • skräckexempel shocking example

Questions

What does exempel mean in English?

exempel means “example”.

Is it en exempel or ett exempel?

It is ett exempel, and “the example” is exemplet.

What is the plural of exempel?

exempel doesn't change in the plural: ett exempel, två exempel (definite: exemplen).

Similar words

föredömeprov

Origin

From Old Swedish ("model, example"), from Latin exemplum.

Nearby common words

exempel is number 1,436 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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