ett hål
Meaning
hole
In Swedish: öppning genom el. ner i ett föremål
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett hål |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hålet |
| Plural, indefinite | hål |
| Plural, definite | hålen |
hål is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hål, det stora hålet. Check another noun
Practise hål
1 / 2Is it en hål or ett hål?
hål in a sentence
- ha hål i tändernahave cavities in one's teeth
- göra hål i markendig holes in the ground
- gräva ett håldig a hole
- Se upp för det där hålet i marken så att du inte trillar nerWatch 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 smällerpuncture [stick hole on] a balloon without popping it [without it popping]
- Det är hål i jeansenThere's a hole / holes in the jeans
- Det är ett hål i hinkenThere is a hole in the bucket
- hål i tändernatooth 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
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

