Swedish noun· top 500 most common

en historia

history, story, tale

Meaning

history; story; tale

In Swedish: vetenskapen om det som hänt i världen

Forms

Forms of historia
Singular, indefinite	en historia
Singular, definite	historien
Plural, indefinite	historier
Plural, definite	historierna

historia is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor historia, den stora historien. Check another noun

Practise historia

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Is it en historia or ett historia?

historia in a sentence

få bra betyg i historia
get good marks in history
Sveriges historia
Sweden's history
roliga historier
funny stories
Hon är professor i historia.
She is a professor of history.
Landet har en lång historia av blodiga krig.
The country has a long history of bloody wars.
Mitt äktenskap var en riktigt sorglig historia.
My marriage was a really sorry affair.

Words built with historia

historiebok history book
historieberättare storyteller
solskenshistoria story with a happy ending
kärlekshistoria love story
rövarhistoria tall story

Questions

What does historia mean in English?

historia means “history, story”.

Is it en historia or ett historia?

It is en historia, and “the history” is historien.

What is the plural of historia?

The plural of historia is historier, and the definite plural is historierna.

Similar words

saga

Nearby common words

historia is number 463 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

459bryr care
460mat food
461ännu yet, still
462oroa worry
464bor boron (chemical element)
465par pair
466fanns was
467bo reside, dwell

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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