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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en gardin

drapery, curtain

Meaning

drapery; curtain

In Swedish: förhänge (för fönster)

Forms

Forms of gardin
Singular, indefiniteen gardin
Singular, definitegardinen
Plural, indefinitegardiner
Plural, definitegardinerna

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

Practise gardin

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Is it en gardin or ett gardin?

gardin in a sentence

  • hänga upp nya gardiner
    put up new curtains
  • sänggardin
    bed curtains

Words built with gardin

  • gardintyg curtain fabric
  • gardinstång curtain rod
  • rullgardin blind
  • sidengardin silk curtain

Questions

What does gardin mean in English?

gardin means “drapery, curtain”.

Is it en gardin or ett gardin?

It is en gardin, and “the drapery” is gardinen.

What is the plural of gardin?

The plural of gardin is gardiner, and the definite plural is gardinerna.

Origin

From Low German Gardine, from Early Modern Dutch gardine (contemporary Dutch gordijn), from French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Medieval Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), from Latin cohors.

Nearby common words

gardin is number 4,306 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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