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Swedish noun

en fångst

catch

Meaning

catch

In Swedish: det att fånga (djur)

Forms

Forms of fångst
Singular, indefiniteen fångst
Singular, definitefångsten
Plural, indefinitefångster
Plural, definitefångsterna

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

Practise fångst

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Is it en fångst or ett fångst?

fångst in a sentence

  • god fångst
    good catch
  • valfångst
    whaling ("whale catching")
  • Dagens fångst blev sju marulkar
    Today's catch was seven monkfish
  • Polisen hade en bra dag. Dagens fångst blev sju inbrottstjuvar.
    The police had a good day. Today's catch was seven burglars.

Words built with fångst

  • torskfångst catch of cod
  • fångstredskap fishing tackle

Questions

What does fångst mean in English?

fångst means “catch”.

Is it en fångst or ett fångst?

It is en fångst, and “the catch” is fångsten.

What is the plural of fångst?

The plural of fångst is fångster, and the definite plural is fångsterna.

Similar words

byte

Origin

Borrowed from Middle Low German vangst, from vangen (“to catch”).

Nearby common words

fångst is number 9,090 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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