Swedish noun

ett gymnasium

upper secondary school, high school/jʏmˈnɑːsɪɵm/

Meaning

upper secondary school; high school

In Swedish: gymnasieskola

Forms

Forms of gymnasium
Singular, indefiniteett gymnasium
Singular, definitegymnasiet
Plural, indefinitegymnasier
Plural, definitegymnasierna

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

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Is it en gymnasium or ett gymnasium?

gymnasium in a sentence

  • tekniskt gymnasium
    upper secondary technical school

Words built with gymnasium

  • gymnasiekompetens completed upper secondary education

Questions

What does gymnasium mean in English?

gymnasium means “upper secondary school, high school”.

Is it en gymnasium or ett gymnasium?

It is ett gymnasium, and “the upper secondary school” is gymnasiet.

What is the plural of gymnasium?

The plural of gymnasium is gymnasier, and the definite plural is gymnasierna.

Nearby common words

gymnasium is number 5,792 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary