Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett läge

position, situation, site, berth

Meaning

position; situation; site; berth

In Swedish: placering (i tid el. rum)

Forms

Forms of läge
Singular, indefiniteett läge
Singular, definiteläget
Plural, indefinitelägen
Plural, definitelägena

läge is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort läge, det stora läget. Check another noun

Practise läge

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Is it en läge or ett läge?

läge in a sentence

  • huset har ett vackert läge
    the house is beautifully situated
  • utgångsläge
    starting point
  • i dagens läge
    as things stand today
  • läges|rapporten
    status (progress) report
  • det politiska läget
    the political situation
  • Huset har ett bra läge
    The house is in a good location
  • liggande läge
    lying position
  • Hur är läget?
    What's up?

Words built with läge

  • färjeläge ferry berth
  • fiskeläge fishing village

Questions

What does läge mean in English?

läge means “position, situation”.

Is it en läge or ett läge?

It is ett läge, and “the position” is läget.

What is the plural of läge?

The plural of läge is lägen, and the definite plural is lägena.

Similar words

lokaliseringpositionställning

Origin

Related to ligga (“to lie”) and lägga (“to lay”), like German Lage.

Nearby common words

läge is number 660 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