Swedish noun· top 500 most common

ett hjärta

heart, sympathy, compassion, concern/²jɛrta/

Meaning

heart; sympathy; compassion; concern

In Swedish: kroppens centrala blodpump

Forms

Forms of hjärta
Singular, indefiniteett hjärta
Singular, definitehjärtat
Plural, indefinitehjärtan
Plural, definitehjärtana

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

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hjärta in a sentence

  • stadens hjärta
    the heart of the city
  • ett förkalkat hjärta
    a hardening of the cardiac arteries
  • med glatt hjärta
    with a light heart
  • ett gott hjärta
    a good heart
  • i folkets hjärta
    dear to the hearts of the people

Expressions

  • inte ha hjärta att
    not have the heart to
  • vad har du på hjärtat ("vad vill du tala om")?
    what's on your mind ("what do you want to talk to me about")?

Words built with hjärta

  • pepparkakshjärta gingerbread heart
  • hjärtinfarkt heart attack
  • hjärtklappning palpitation
  • hjärtstimulator pacemaker
  • stenhjärta heart of stone
  • barnahjärta heart of a child
  • hjärtesorg grief
  • fadershjärta paternal heart

Questions

What does hjärta mean in English?

hjärta means “heart, sympathy”.

Is it en hjärta or ett hjärta?

It is ett hjärta, and “the heart” is hjärtat.

What is the plural of hjärta?

The plural of hjärta is hjärtan, and the definite plural is hjärtana.

Similar words

kärnpunkt

Origin

From Old Swedish hiærta, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).

Nearby common words

hjärta is number 423 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