Swedish noun

en litteratur

literature

Meaning

literature

In Swedish: skrift(er) med konstnärlig inriktning, skönlitteratur

Forms

Forms of litteratur
Singular, indefinite	en litteratur
Singular, definite	litteraturen

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

Practise litteratur

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Is it en litteratur or ett litteratur?

Words built with litteratur

världslitteratur world literature
facklitteratur specialist (technical) literature

Questions

What does litteratur mean in English?

litteratur means “literature”.

Is it en litteratur or ett litteratur?

It is en litteratur, and “the literature” is litteraturen.

Similar words

böckertidskrift

Nearby common words

litteratur is number 5,726 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,722tärning dice
5,723vägspärr roadblock
5,724bokstavligt literally
5,725stek joint, roast
5,727åtalas be prosecuted
5,728ledande leading
5,729förväntan expectation, anticipation
5,730påstående statement, assertion

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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