ett fordon
Meaning
vehicle
In Swedish: något som används för att transportera människor och saker på vägar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett fordon |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fordonet |
| Plural, indefinite | fordon |
| Plural, definite | fordonen |
fordon is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fordon, det stora fordonet. Check another noun
Practise fordon
1 / 2Is it en fordon or ett fordon?
fordon in a sentence
- Med spårvagn menas fordon, som löper å skenor i marken.The word tramcars denotes vehicles which move over railway tracks in the ground.
Words built with fordon
- fordonsbredd vehicle width
- motorfordon motor vehicle
Questions
What does fordon mean in English?
fordon means “vehicle”.
Is it en fordon or ett fordon?
It is ett fordon, and “the vehicle” is fordonet.
What is the plural of fordon?
fordon doesn't change in the plural: ett fordon, två fordon (definite: fordonen).
Similar words
fortskaffningsmedelfärdmedelåkdon
Origin
fara (“to travel”) or fora (“a cargo”) + don (“tool, implement”)
Nearby common words
fordon is number 2,406 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