hundra
hundra as a number
Meaning
hundred
In Swedish: 100
hundra as an adjective
Meaning
absolutely sure, certain (short form of hundra procent säker "one hundred percent sure")
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hundra in a sentence
- Jag har hundra frimärkenI have a hundred stamps
- Är du hundra?Are you absolutely sure?
- Jag är inte helt hundraI'm not a hundred percent sure
Words built with hundra
- hundraprocentig one-hundred-percent
- hundradel hundredth
Questions
What does hundra mean in English?
hundra means “hundred”.
Origin
From Old Swedish hundraþ, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”).
Nearby common words
hundra is number 1,488 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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