en gång
Meaning
time; walk; path; occasion; run; working; gait
In Swedish: smal väg, stig
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gång |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | gången |
| Plural, indefinite | gångar |
| Plural, definite | gångarna |
gång is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gång, den stora gången. Check another noun
Practise gång
1 / 2Is it en gång or ett gång?
gång in a sentence
- gång på gångagain and again
- en gång tillone more time
- på samma gångat the same time
- för första gångenfor the first time
- vara i gång medbe under way
- sätta i gångget going
- Efter en timmes gång kom de framAfter an hour of walking, they arrived
- Om tusen gående personer går förbi så kommer man se mycket gång (gående is more idiomatic)If a thousand walking people walk by, you will see a lot of walking
Words built with gång
- trädgårdsgång garden path
- gångbana footpath, pavement, sidewalk
Questions
What does gång mean in English?
gång means “time, walk”.
Is it en gång or ett gång?
It is en gång, and “the time” is gången.
What is the plural of gång?
The plural of gång is gångar, and the definite plural is gångarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish ganger, from Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz.
Nearby common words
gång is number 197 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

