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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett halvår

a half-year (often six months)

Meaning

a half-year (often six months)

Forms

Forms of halvår
Singular, indefiniteett halvår
Singular, definitehalvåret
Plural, indefinitehalvår
Plural, definitehalvåren

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

Practise halvår

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Is it en halvår or ett halvår?

Questions

What does halvår mean in English?

halvår means “a half-year (often six months)”.

Is it en halvår or ett halvår?

It is ett halvår, and “the a half-year” is halvåret.

What is the plural of halvår?

halvår doesn't change in the plural: ett halvår, två halvår (definite: halvåren).

Origin

halv + år

Nearby common words

halvår is number 2,898 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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