en färg
Meaning
colour, (color (US)); paint; suit
In Swedish: ett slags synintryck; kulör, nyans
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en färg |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | färgen |
| Plural, indefinite | färger |
| Plural, definite | färgerna |
färg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor färg, den stora färgen. Check another noun
Practise färg
1 / 2Is it en färg or ett färg?
färg in a sentence
- färg och formcolour and form
- politisk färgpolitical colour
- sätta färg påadd colour to
Expressions
- bekänna färgshow one's hand, follow suit
Words built with färg
- tegelfärg brick colour
- höstfärg autumn colour
- färgrik richly-coloured
- färggrann skin colour
- färgteve colour tv
- färgskala range of colours
- rödfärg red paint
- oljefärg oil paint
Questions
What does färg mean in English?
färg means “colour, (color (US)), paint”.
Is it en färg or ett färg?
It is en färg, and “the colour” is färgen.
What is the plural of färg?
The plural of färg is färger, and the definite plural is färgerna.
Similar words
kulör
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe or varwe, from Proto-Germanic *farwō.
Nearby common words
färg is number 1,343 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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