Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en groda

frog, blunder, howler/²ɡruːda/

Meaning

frog; blunder, howler

In Swedish: kräldjur tillhörande klassen Amphibia el släktet Rana

Forms

Forms of groda
Singular, indefiniteen groda
Singular, definitegrodan
Plural, indefinitegrodor
Plural, definitegrodorna

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

Practise groda

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Is it en groda or ett groda?

groda in a sentence

  • säga en groda
    put one's foot in one's mouth
  • Grodan satt på ett näckrosblad och kväkte
    The frog sat on a lily pad and croaked

Words built with groda

  • lövgroda tree frog
  • grodlår frog leg

Questions

What does groda mean in English?

groda means “frog, blunder, howler”.

Is it en groda or ett groda?

It is en groda, and “the frog” is grodan.

What is the plural of groda?

The plural of groda is grodor, and the definite plural is grodorna.

Similar words

tabbe

Origin

From Middle Low German krōde, krode, from Old Saxon *kroda, from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”) of origin unknown, related to German Kröte.

Nearby common words

groda is number 3,959 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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