Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett fält

field

Meaning

field

In Swedish: öppet, plant område; åker; yta

Forms

Forms of fält
Singular, indefiniteett fält
Singular, definitefältet
Plural, indefinitefält
Plural, definitefälten

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

Practise fält

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Is it en fält or ett fält?

fält in a sentence

  • soldat i fält
    a soldier in the field

Words built with fält

  • flygfält airfield
  • oljefält oil field
  • nöjesfält amusement park, funfair
  • arbetsfält field of work (activity)
  • vetefält wheat field
  • fältarbete field work
  • fältslag pitched battle

Questions

What does fält mean in English?

fält means “field”.

Is it en fält or ett fält?

It is ett fält, and “the field” is fältet.

What is the plural of fält?

fält doesn't change in the plural: ett fält, två fält (definite: fälten).

Origin

From Old Swedish fält, from Middle Low German velt, from Old Saxon feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu, cognate with Old English feld, English field, also related to fjäll.

Nearby common words

fält is number 1,968 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