Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en fart

rate, speed, pace, part of journey

Meaning

rate; speed; pace; part of journey

In Swedish: hastighet, snabbhet

Forms

Forms of fart
Singular, indefiniteen fart
Singular, definitefarten
Plural, indefinitefarter
Plural, definitefarterna

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

Practise fart

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Is it en fart or ett fart?

fart in a sentence

  • av bara farten
    automatically, unintentionally
  • i hög fart
    at high speed
  • det var full fart på försäljningen
    the sale had really taken off
  • avfart
    exit, off-ramp
  • överfart
    crossing
  • sjöfart
    shipping
  • lagfart
    property title

Words built with fart

  • fartsyndare person who exceeds the speed limit
  • fartkontroll speed check (trap)
  • fartgräns speed limit
  • fartblind fail to adjust to a slower speed
  • fartfylld speedy
  • fartbegränsning speed limit
  • nedfart descent

Questions

What does fart mean in English?

fart means “rate, speed”.

Is it en fart or ett fart?

It is en fart, and “the rate” is farten.

What is the plural of fart?

The plural of fart is farter, and the definite plural is farterna.

Similar words

speedhastighet

Origin

From Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard.

Nearby common words

fart is number 828 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