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en låda

box

låda as a noun(en låda)

Meaning

box

In Swedish: (fyrkantig) behållare

Forms

Forms of låda
Singular, indefinite	en låda
Singular, definite	lådan
Plural, indefinite	lådor
Plural, definite	lådorna

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

låda as a verb

Meaning

stick, attach

Conjugation

Conjugation of låda (stick)
Infinitive	att låda	to stick
Present	låder	jag låder
Past	lådde	jag lådde
Supine	lått	used after har / hade
Perfect	har lått	jag har lått
Past perfect	hade lått	jag hade lått
Future	ska låda	or: kommer att låda
Conditional	skulle låda	jag skulle låda
Imperative	låd!	a command
Present participle	lådande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of låda
Infinitive	lådas
Present	låds
Past	låddes
Supine	låtts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use låder. See the four verb groups explained.

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Is it en låda or ett låda?

låda in a sentence

Lägg den i lådan
Put it in the box
packa upp en låda
unpacking a box
dra ut en låda
pull out a drawer
stänga en låda
close a drawer
växellåda
gearbox
makaronilåda
macaroni casserole
frågelåda
question box; Q&A column, Q&A segment
tungan lådde vid skepparns gom
the tongue stuck to the skipper's palate

Words built with låda

verktygslåda toolbox
förbandslåda first-aid kit
byrålåda drawer

Questions

What does låda mean in English?

låda means “box”.

Is it en låda or ett låda?

It is en låda, and “the box” is lådan.

What is the plural of låda?

The plural of låda is lådor, and the definite plural is lådorna.

What is the past tense of låda?

The past tense of låda is lådde (“jag lådde”). The supine is lått, used in “jag har lått”.

What is the present tense of låda?

låder, the same for every person: jag låder, du låder, vi låder.

Similar words

boxkartong

Origin

From Old Swedish lada, from Middle Low German lade (“box, chest”).

Nearby common words

låda is number 1,214 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,210strid fight
1,211program programme, program (US)
1,212vis way
1,213pågå be going on
1,215uppgift information, task
1,216finger finger
1,217helig holy
1,218maskin machine

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