Swedish noun

en festival

festival

Meaning

festival

In Swedish: (återkommande) festspel

Forms

Forms of festival
Singular, indefiniteen festival
Singular, definitefestivalen
Plural, indefinitefestivaler
Plural, definitefestivalerna

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

Practise festival

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Is it en festival or ett festival?

festival in a sentence

  • gå på festival
    go to a festival

Words built with festival

  • filmfestival film festival
  • teaterfestival festival of drama

Questions

What does festival mean in English?

festival means “festival”.

Is it en festival or ett festival?

It is en festival, and “the festival” is festivalen.

What is the plural of festival?

The plural of festival is festivaler, and the definite plural is festivalerna.

Nearby common words

festival is number 5,336 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,332vissla whistle
  • 5,333städad decent
  • 5,334undgå escape
  • 5,335auktoritet authority
  • 5,337härom about this (these, etc.); from here (there, etc.)
  • 5,338sabotera spoil, ruin
  • 5,339uråldrig ancient
  • 5,340kriminalare a kriminalpolis (“detective”); a police employed by the kriminalpolis (“criminal investigation department”)
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