en hund
Meaning
dog
In Swedish: husdjuret Canis familiaris
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hund |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hunden |
| Plural, indefinite | hundar |
| Plural, definite | hundarna |
hund is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hund, den stora hunden. Check another noun
Practise hund
1 / 2Is it en hund or ett hund?
hund in a sentence
- gå ut med hundentake the dog for a walk
- som hund och kattbe like cat and dog
- Hon klappade hundenShe petted the dog
- Hunden sprang omkring med ett ben i käften och viftade på svansenThe dog was running around with a bone on its mouth, wagging its tail
- När en hund skäller så låter det "voff / vov"When a dog barks, it sounds like "woof"
- Hundar äter hundmatDogs eat dog food
- Hunden är inne i hundkojanThe dog is inside the dog house
- Hunden hade fått en sticka i tassen och gnyddeThe dog had gotten a splinter in its paw and was whimpering
Expressions
- här ligger en hund begraventhere's something fishy going on here
Words built with hund
- hundmat dog food
- jakthund sporting dog
- hundvalp puppy
- blodhund bloodhound
Questions
What does hund mean in English?
hund means “dog”.
Is it en hund or ett hund?
It is en hund, and “the dog” is hunden.
What is the plural of hund?
The plural of hund is hundar, and the definite plural is hundarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, a variant of *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Nearby common words
hund is number 517 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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