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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en gris

pig/ɡriːs/

Meaning

pig

In Swedish: svin

Forms

Forms of gris
Singular, indefiniteen gris
Singular, definitegrisen
Plural, indefinitegrisar
Plural, definitegrisarna

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

Practise gris

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Is it en gris or ett gris?

gris in a sentence

  • Grisen säger nöff
    The pig says oink
  • Grisen grymtade
    The pig grunted
  • Grisens ungar kallas (gris)kultingar / spädgrisar
    Baby pigs ["the pig's young" – calling animals bebisar (“babies”) is unidiomatic in Swedish] are called piglets
  • Du är en riktig gris.
    You are such a pig.

Expressions

  • köpa grisen i säcken
    buy a pig in a poke

Words built with gris

  • julgris Christmas pig

Questions

What does gris mean in English?

gris means “pig”.

Is it en gris or ett gris?

It is en gris, and “the pig” is grisen.

What is the plural of gris?

The plural of gris is grisar, and the definite plural is grisarna.

Similar words

svin

Origin

Inherited from Old Norse gríss.

Nearby common words

gris is number 1,825 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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