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en häst

horse

Meaning

horse

In Swedish: stort husdjur av släktet Equus

Forms

Forms of häst
Singular, indefiniteen häst
Singular, definitehästen
Plural, indefinitehästar
Plural, definitehästarna

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

Practise häst

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Is it en häst or ett häst?

häst in a sentence

  • Hästen gnäggade
    The horse whinnied / neighed
  • Hästen säger gnägg
    The horse says neigh
  • rida på en häst
    ride a horse
  • en svårt skadad häst
    a severely injured horse
  • Han har många hästar i sitt stall
    He has many horses in his stable
  • Jag ska flytta min häst
    I'm going to move my knight

Expressions

  • till häst
    on horseback

Words built with häst

  • ridhäst riding horse, saddle horse
  • hästsko horseshoe
  • hästhov horse's hoof
  • ponnyhäst pony
  • gunghäst rocking horse

Questions

What does häst mean in English?

häst means “horse”.

Is it en häst or ett häst?

It is en häst, and “the horse” is hästen.

What is the plural of häst?

The plural of häst is hästar, and the definite plural is hästarna.

Similar words

fåleädel springarepålle

Origin

From Old Swedish hæster, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest-, see also German Hengst and Dutch hengst (“stallion”).

Nearby common words

häst is number 762 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