Swedish noun

en genväg

short cut; a shorter, simpler or more efficient method or path

Meaning

short cut; a shorter, simpler or more efficient method or path

In Swedish: kortare väg

Forms

Forms of genväg
Singular, indefiniteen genväg
Singular, definitegenvägen
Plural, indefinitegenvägar
Plural, definitegenvägarna

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

Practise genväg

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Is it en genväg or ett genväg?

genväg in a sentence

  • gå en genväg
    take a short cut

Questions

What does genväg mean in English?

genväg means “short cut; a shorter, simpler or more efficient method or path”.

Is it en genväg or ett genväg?

It is en genväg, and “the short cut” is genvägen.

What is the plural of genväg?

The plural of genväg is genvägar, and the definite plural is genvägarna.

Origin

From gena + väg.

Nearby common words

genväg is number 5,022 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. Browse the dictionary