Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en foton

photos, photographs, photon, photoAlso the plural of foto.

Meaning

photos; photographs; photon; photo

Forms

Forms of foton
Singular, indefiniteen foton
Singular, definitefotonen
Plural, indefinitefotoner
Plural, definitefotonerna

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Is it en foton or ett foton?

Questions

What does foton mean in English?

foton means “photos, photographs”.

Is it en foton or ett foton?

It is en foton, and “the photos” is fotonen.

What is the plural of foton?

The plural of foton is fotoner, and the definite plural is fotonerna.

Nearby common words

foton is number 2,639 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. Browse the dictionary