Swedish noun

ett fragment

fragment/fraɡˈmɛnt/

Meaning

fragment

In Swedish: (liten) lösbruten del av något, brottstycke

Forms

Forms of fragment
Singular, indefiniteett fragment
Singular, definitefragmentet
Plural, indefinitefragment
Plural, definitefragmenten

fragment is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fragment, det stora fragmentet. Check another noun

Practise fragment

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Is it en fragment or ett fragment?

Words built with fragment

  • minnesfragment fragment of memory
  • textfragment fragment of text

Questions

What does fragment mean in English?

fragment means “fragment”.

Is it en fragment or ett fragment?

It is ett fragment, and “the fragment” is fragmentet.

What is the plural of fragment?

fragment doesn't change in the plural: ett fragment, två fragment (definite: fragmenten).

Similar words

liten delbitstycke

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Nearby common words

fragment is number 7,122 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,118omvänd reverse
  • 7,119firande celebration
  • 7,120beröring touch, contact
  • 7,121dykare diver
  • 7,123yoghurt yoghurt
  • 7,124nyår New Year's; the time about New Year's Eve / New Year's Day
  • 7,125historiskt historically
  • 7,126mar alternative form of mar.: abbreviation of mars (“March”)
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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