ett grand
Meaning
a mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett grand |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | grandet |
| Plural, indefinite | grand |
| Plural, definite | granden |
grand is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort grand, det stora grandet. Check another noun
Practise grand
1 / 2Is it en grand or ett grand?
grand in a sentence
- Huru kommer det till, att du ser grandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga?And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (Matthew 7:3)
Questions
What does grand mean in English?
grand means “a mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant”.
Is it en grand or ett grand?
It is ett grand, and “the a mote” is grandet.
What is the plural of grand?
grand doesn't change in the plural: ett grand, två grand (definite: granden).
Origin
From Old Norse grand (“grain, particle, little bit”), from Proto-Germanic *grandą (“grain, speck”), a nominal formation related to *grindaną (“to grind”).
Nearby common words
grand is number 3,127 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,122missförstånd misunderstanding
- 3,123underlig odd, strange
- 3,124bestå endure, last
- 3,126detektiv detective
- 3,128kreditkort credit card
- 3,129skild different, varying
- 3,130nål needle
- 3,131pirat pirate
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