Swedish noun· top 500 most common

ett hus

house, building/hʉːs/

Meaning

house; building

In Swedish: utrymme där människor, bor, vistas el. förvarar saker

Forms

Forms of hus
Singular, indefiniteett hus
Singular, definitehuset
Plural, indefinitehus
Plural, definitehusen

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

Practise hus

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Is it en hus or ett hus?

hus in a sentence

  • ett rött hus
    a red house
  • Conny bor i ett hus
    Conny lives in a house
  • Jag gick in i huset
    I went into the house
  • Huset bjuder
    It's on the house
  • Det var fullt hus på premiären
    There was a full house at the premiere
  • husets talman
    the speaker of the house (of representatives)
  • Huset Bernadotte har regerat Sverige sedan 1818
    The house of Bernadotte has ruled Sweden since 1818
  • Skruva loss huset och kolla åt vilket håll termostaten sitter
    Unscrew the housing and check which way the thermostat is facing

Expressions

  • Folkets hus
    People's Hall
  • hålla hus
    be

Words built with hus

  • sjukhus hospital
  • radhus terrace house
  • stenhus stone (brick) house
  • fritidshus weekend cottage
  • växthus greenhouse
  • varuhus department store

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

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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