en grad
Meaning
degree; rank; grade; extent
In Swedish: ett mått på värme och kyla
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en grad |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | graden |
| Plural, indefinite | grader |
| Plural, definite | graderna |
grad is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor grad, den stora graden. Check another noun
Practise grad
1 / 2Is it en grad or ett grad?
grad in a sentence
- tio grader varmtten degrees above zero
- 70 graders vinkelan angle of seventy degrees
- hög militär gradhigh military rank
- i högsta gradin the highest degree
- i hög gradhighly
- I vilken grad bör man fokusera på kebabsåsens krämighet?To what degree should you focus on the creaminess of the kebab sauce?
- tredje gradens brännskadorthird degree burns
- närkontakt av tredje gradenclose encounters of the third degree (idiomatic as opposed to "kind")
Words built with grad
- köldgrad degree of frost, cold
- breddgrad latitude
- gradbeteckning badge of rank, insignia
Questions
What does grad mean in English?
grad means “degree, rank”.
Is it en grad or ett grad?
It is en grad, and “the degree” is graden.
What is the plural of grad?
The plural of grad is grader, and the definite plural is graderna.
Similar words
rangutsträckningradian
Origin
From Latin gradus
Nearby common words
grad is number 1,615 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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