Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en färd

journey

Meaning

journey

In Swedish: resa

Forms

Forms of färd
Singular, indefiniteen färd
Singular, definitefärden
Plural, indefinitefärder
Plural, definitefärderna

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

Practise färd

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Is it en färd or ett färd?

färd in a sentence

  • en färd genom öknen
    a journey across the desert

Expressions

  • vara i färd med att ("hålla på att") (packa väskan)
    be busy ("in the process of") (packing a bag)

Words built with färd

  • färdbiljett ticket
  • färdväg route
  • långfärd long-distance journey

Questions

What does färd mean in English?

färd means “journey”.

Is it en färd or ett färd?

It is en färd, and “the journey” is färden.

What is the plural of färd?

The plural of färd is färder, and the definite plural is färderna.

Similar words

trippresaåkturrutt

Origin

From Old Swedish færþ, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz.

Nearby common words

färd is number 4,944 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