en fil
Meaning
file; lane; row; sour(ed) milk
In Swedish: verktyg av stål som används för att slipa en yta jämn
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fil |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | filen |
| Plural, indefinite | filar |
| Plural, definite | filarna |
fil is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fil, den stora filen. Check another noun
Practise fil
1 / 2Is it en fil or ett fil?
fil in a sentence
- tre rum i filthree rooms in a row, suite of three rooms
- fil och flingorfil and cereal
Words built with fil
- nagelfil nail file
- vänsterfil left lane
- lättfil low-fat sour(ed) milk
Questions
What does fil mean in English?
fil means “file, lane”.
Is it en fil or ett fil?
It is en fil, and “the file” is filen.
What is the plural of fil?
The plural of fil is filar, and the definite plural is filarna.
Origin
From Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō.
Nearby common words
fil is number 2,055 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,051säsong season
- 2,052ytterligare further, Extremely
- 2,053ah ah (expression of understanding, relaxation, contentment, etc.)
- 2,054rygga flinch, recoil
- 2,056jobbig strenuous
- 2,057champagne champagne
- 2,058släcka extinguish, put out
- 2,059brottsling criminal
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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