en gård
Meaning
yard; (country) estate; farm
In Swedish: markområde inhägnat av byggnader
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gård |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | gården |
| Plural, indefinite | gårdar |
| Plural, definite | gårdarna |
gård is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gård, den stora gården. Check another noun
Practise gård
1 / 2Is it en gård or ett gård?
gård in a sentence
- kursgårdcourse center [such a property where education is carried out]
- ungdomsgårdyouth center
- Barnen lekte på gårdenThe kids were playing in the yard
- vingårdvineyard
Words built with gård
Questions
What does gård mean in English?
gård means “yard, (country) estate”.
Is it en gård or ett gård?
It is en gård, and “the yard” is gården.
What is the plural of gård?
The plural of gård is gårdar, and the definite plural is gårdarna.
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Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).
Nearby common words
gård is number 1,691 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,687vampyr a vampire (undead creature), a vampire (vampire bat)
- 1,688glada happy, glad (plural and definite form)
- 1,689främling alien, foreigner
- 1,690jobbigt annoying, Bothersome
- 1,692by village, gust
- 1,693himla awful, really
- 1,694kaka cake, cookie
- 1,695skilja separate, part, sever; divide, distinguish, differentiate, tell apart
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