Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett hål

hole

Meaning

hole

In Swedish: öppning genom el. ner i ett föremål

Forms

Forms of hål
Singular, indefiniteett hål
Singular, definitehålet
Plural, indefinitehål
Plural, definitehålen

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

Practise hål

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Is it en hål or ett hål?

hål in a sentence

  • ha hål i tänderna
    have cavities in one's teeth
  • göra hål i marken
    dig holes in the ground
  • gräva ett hål
    dig a hole
  • Se upp för det där hålet i marken så att du inte trillar ner
    Watch out for that hole in the ground so that you don't fall in [or "fall down, " but trilla sounds a bit more colloquial]
  • sticka hål på en ballong utan att den smäller
    puncture [stick hole on] a balloon without popping it [without it popping]
  • Det är hål i jeansen
    There's a hole / holes in the jeans
  • Det är ett hål i hinken
    There is a hole in the bucket
  • hål i tänderna
    tooth cavities

Words built with hål

  • knapphål buttonhole
  • kulhål bullet hole
  • håltimme free period
  • nyckelhål keyhole
  • borrhål bore hole

Questions

What does hål mean in English?

hål means “hole”.

Is it en hål or ett hål?

It is ett hål, and “the hole” is hålet.

What is the plural of hål?

hål doesn't change in the plural: ett hål, två hål (definite: hålen).

Similar words

tomrum

Origin

From Old Swedish hul, hol, from Old Norse hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-, *kewH-.

Nearby common words

hål is number 1,117 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