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ett faktum

fact

Meaning

fact

In Swedish: något som är sant

Forms

Forms of faktum
Singular, indefiniteett faktum
Singular, definitefaktumet
Plural, indefinitefakta
Plural, definitefakta

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

Practise faktum

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Is it en faktum or ett faktum?

faktum in a sentence

  • ett välkänt faktum
    a well-known fact
  • man kan inte bortse från det faktum att priserna stiger
    one cannot ignore the fact that prices are going up
  • Det är ett välkänt faktum att cyklar stjäls om de lämnas olåsta
    It's a well-known fact that bicycles will get stolen if they're left unlocked
  • Slutsignalen ljöd, och förlusten var ett faktum
    The final whistle blew, and the loss was a fact/reality (something undeniably real)
  • Det är ingen åsikt att de brutit mot lagen. Det är fakta.
    It's not an opinion that they have broken the law. It's a fact (literally, "It is facts" – see the usage notes below).
  • intressanta fakta
    interesting facts
  • faktagranskning
    fact-checking

Questions

What does faktum mean in English?

faktum means “fact”.

Is it en faktum or ett faktum?

It is ett faktum, and “the fact” is faktumet.

What is the plural of faktum?

The plural of faktum is fakta, and the definite plural is fakta.

Similar words

sanning

Origin

From Latin factum.

Nearby common words

faktum is number 1,622 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