Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett glas

glass/ɡlɑːs/

Meaning

glass

In Swedish: ett hårt och genomskinligt ämne

Forms

Forms of glas
Singular, indefiniteett glas
Singular, definiteglaset
Plural, indefiniteglas
Plural, definiteglasen

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

Practise glas

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Is it en glas or ett glas?

glas in a sentence

  • en glasmugg
    a glass mug
  • en mugg av glas
    a mug made of glass
  • glasblåsare
    glassblower
  • ett glas mjölk
    a glass of milk
  • ett glas saft
    a glass of cordial / squash
  • Glaset föll i golvet och gick i kras
    The glass fell to the floor and shattered [I (“in”) as opposed to till (“to”) puts more focus on the impact and often implies an accidental fall, though this is a fairly native-level distinction – can be thought of as a generalization of "fall in the water" and the like. "Falla till golvet" – like in English – isn't wrong either.]

Words built with glas

  • glastillverkning glass manufacturing
  • dricksglas drinking glass, glass

Questions

What does glas mean in English?

glas means “glass”.

Is it en glas or ett glas?

It is ett glas, and “the glass” is glaset.

What is the plural of glas?

glas doesn't change in the plural: ett glas, två glas (definite: glasen).

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Nearby common words

glas is number 943 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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