Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en lag

law, team, act, liquor/lɑːɡ/

Meaning

law; team; act; liquor; marinade

In Swedish: allmän rättsregel (el. samling rättsregler) i ett land; förordning

Forms

Forms of lag
Singular, indefiniteen lag
Singular, definitelagen
Plural, indefinitelagar
Plural, definitelagarna

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

Practise lag

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Is it en lag or ett lag?

lag in a sentence

  • lagen om medbestämmande
    Co-determination Act, law concerning right of participation in decision making
  • Sveriges rikes lag
    the Statute Book of Sweden

Expressions

  • i senaste laget
    at the last moment
  • i största laget
    in a big way
  • i längsta laget
    the longest possible
  • vid det här laget
    by this time
  • vara el. göra någon till lags
    please or suit sby

Words built with lag

  • naturlag law of nature
  • lagbrott violation of the law
  • lagförslag bill
  • arbetslag work group, production team
  • fotbollslag football team
  • lagarbete teamwork
  • sockerlag syrup
  • ättikslag vinegar

Questions

What does lag mean in English?

lag means “law, team”.

Is it en lag or ett lag?

It is en lag, and “the law” is lagen.

What is the plural of lag?

The plural of lag is lagar, and the definite plural is lagarna.

Similar words

teamreglemente

Origin

From Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lǫg.

Nearby common words

lag is number 693 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