ett hus
Meaning
house; building
In Swedish: utrymme där människor, bor, vistas el. förvarar saker
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett hus |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | huset |
| Plural, indefinite | hus |
| Plural, definite | husen |
hus is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hus, det stora huset. Check another noun
Practise hus
1 / 2Is it en hus or ett hus?
hus in a sentence
- ett rött husa red house
- Conny bor i ett husConny lives in a house
- Jag gick in i husetI went into the house
- Huset bjuderIt's on the house
- Det var fullt hus på premiärenThere was a full house at the premiere
- husets talmanthe speaker of the house (of representatives)
- Huset Bernadotte har regerat Sverige sedan 1818The house of Bernadotte has ruled Sweden since 1818
- Skruva loss huset och kolla åt vilket håll termostaten sitterUnscrew the housing and check which way the thermostat is facing
Expressions
- Folkets husPeople's Hall
- hålla husbe
Words built with hus
Questions
What does hus mean in English?
hus means “house, building”.
Is it en hus or ett hus?
It is ett hus, and “the house” is huset.
What is the plural of hus?
hus doesn't change in the plural: ett hus, två hus (definite: husen).
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish words for now, today, tomorrowComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish possessives: min and mittComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The definite form of Swedish nounsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish past tense verb conjugationComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish present, past and future reviewComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish demonstratives: denna and dettaComplete Swedish – Season 1
Origin
From Old Swedish hūs, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”).
Nearby common words
hus is number 234 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

