Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en hobby

hobby

Meaning

hobby

In Swedish: sysselsättning på fritiden

Forms

Forms of hobby
Singular, indefiniteen hobby
Singular, definitehobbyn
Plural, indefinitehobbyer
Plural, definitehobbyerna

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

Practise hobby

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Is it en hobby or ett hobby?

Words built with hobby

  • hobbyrum hobby room, home workshop
  • hobbyverkstad hobby workshop

Questions

What does hobby mean in English?

hobby means “hobby”.

Is it en hobby or ett hobby?

It is en hobby, and “the hobby” is hobbyn.

What is the plural of hobby?

The plural of hobby is hobbyer, and the definite plural is hobbyerna.

Similar words

intresse

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

Nearby common words

hobby is number 4,426 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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