Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en form

form, mould, shape

Meaning

form; mould; shape

In Swedish: behållare (för t ex gjutning och bakning)

Forms

Forms of form
Singular, indefiniteen form
Singular, definiteformen
Plural, indefiniteformer
Plural, definiteformerna

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

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Is it en form or ett form?

form in a sentence

  • inkomster i form av skatt
    revenues in the form of taxes
  • geometriska former
    geometrical shapes
  • i flytande form
    in liquid form
  • en form av propaganda
    a sort of propaganda
  • jag känner mig inte riktigt i form
    I do not feel in good form

Words built with form

  • bakform baking tin
  • grundform common case
  • böjningsform inflectional form

Questions

What does form mean in English?

form means “form, mould”.

Is it en form or ett form?

It is en form, and “the form” is formen.

What is the plural of form?

The plural of form is former, and the definite plural is formerna.

Similar words

gestaltning

Origin

From Old Swedish forma, borrowed from Latin fōrma.

Nearby common words

form is number 1,344 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