Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett fartyg

boat, vessel, craft, ship

Meaning

boat; vessel; craft; ship

In Swedish: båt, skepp

Forms

Forms of fartyg
Singular, indefiniteett fartyg
Singular, definitefartyget
Plural, indefinitefartyg
Plural, definitefartygen

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

Practise fartyg

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Is it en fartyg or ett fartyg?

Words built with fartyg

  • fartygsflotta fleet of ships
  • lastfartyg cargo ship

Questions

What does fartyg mean in English?

fartyg means “boat, vessel”.

Is it en fartyg or ett fartyg?

It is ett fartyg, and “the boat” is fartyget.

What is the plural of fartyg?

fartyg doesn't change in the plural: ett fartyg, två fartyg (definite: fartygen).

Similar words

skutaskepp

Origin

fara + tyg, like German Fahrzeug, Dutch vaartuig

Nearby common words

fartyg is number 1,931 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