en hand
Meaning
hand
In Swedish: yttersta delen av en människas arm
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hand |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | handen |
| Plural, indefinite | händer |
| Plural, definite | händerna |
hand is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hand, den stora handen. Check another noun
Practise hand
1 / 2Is it en hand or ett hand?
hand in a sentence
- sy för handsew by hand
- gå hand i handwalk hand in hand
- tvätta händernawash one's hands
- Han tjatade jämt om att hon måste tvätta händerna.He was always nagging her to wash her hands.
- Hon fick en bra hand, och satsade högt.She was dealt a good hand, and placed a high bet.
Expressions
- på egen handby oneself
- efter handgradually, by degrees
- ha till handshave at hand
- i första handin the first place, preferably
- ta hand omtake care of
Words built with hand
- handbagage hand luggage
Questions
What does hand mean in English?
hand means “hand”.
Is it en hand or ett hand?
It is en hand, and “the hand” is handen.
What is the plural of hand?
The plural of hand is händer, and the definite plural is händerna.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.
Nearby common words
hand is number 187 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 183visst certainly, probably
- 184dom pronunciation spelling of de, pronunciation spelling of dem
- 185va huh? what? (a request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief); contraction of vad
- 186stor large, big, great
- 188jobba work
- 189tala speak, make (deliver) a speech
- 190tre three
- 191gick went, walked
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