Swedish preposition · adverb · noun· top 500 most common

genom

through, via/ˈjeːnɔm/

genom as a preposition

Meaning

through; via

In Swedish: in på ena sidan (av något) och ut på den andra, från den ena sidan till den andra, igenom

genom as an adverb

Meaning

through

genom as a noun(ett genom)

Meaning

a genome; the complete DNA of an organism

Forms

Forms of genom
Singular, indefinite	ett genom
Singular, definite	genomet
Plural, indefinite	genom
Plural, definite	genomen

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

Practise genom

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What does genom mean?

genom in a sentence

resa genom Sverige
travel through Sweden
gå in genom en dörr
go in through a door
olyckan skedde genom ett missförstånd
the accident was caused by a misunderstanding
genom att lära andra lär man sig själv
one learns by teaching others
spara pengar genom investering
save money through investment
Bollen gick rakt genom hålet
The ball went straight through the hole
Kulan gick genom armen
The bullet went through his arm
Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme
By walking through the forest, we saved half an hour

Expressions

genom åren (el. tiderna)
over the years

Questions

What does genom mean in English?

genom means “through, via”.

Is it en genom or ett genom?

It is ett genom, and “the a genome” is genomet.

What is the plural of genom?

genom doesn't change in the plural: ett genom, två genom (definite: genomen).

Origin

From Old Norse gegnum (dative of gegn/gjegn).

Nearby common words

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

302tjej girl
303köpa buy, purchase
304betyda mean, imply
305skicka send; forward, dispatch; remit
307slut end, termination
308del part
309säkert undoubtedly, certainly
310hoppas hope

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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