ett land
Meaning
land; country; plot; [garden] patch
In Swedish: fastland
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett land |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | landet |
| Plural, indefinite | länder |
| Plural, definite | länderna |
land is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort land, det stora landet. Check another noun
Practise land
1 / 2Is it en land or ett land?
land in a sentence
- Land i sikte!Land ahoy!
- bo på landetlive in the country
- främmande länderforeign countries
- över hela landetthroughout the country
- Sverige är ett landSweden is a country
- länderna i EUthe countries in the EU
- fjärran länderdistant lands
- Om man inte har lust att vara på en båt så kan man vara på land iställetIf you don't feel like being on a boat, you can be on land instead
Expressions
- gå i land med ("klara av") en uppgiftmanage ("cope with") a task
- åka till landetgo to the country
Words built with land
- grannland neighbouring country
- grönsaksland vegetable garden
Questions
What does land mean in English?
land means “land, country”.
Is it en land or ett land?
It is ett land, and “the land” is landet.
What is the plural of land?
The plural of land is länder, and the definite plural is länderna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
Nearby common words
land is number 542 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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