Swedish noun

en machete

a machete (knife)

Meaning

a machete (knife)

Forms

Forms of machete
Singular, indefiniteen machete
Singular, definitemacheten
Plural, indefinitemacheter
Plural, definitemacheterna

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

Practise machete

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Is it en machete or ett machete?

machete in a sentence

  • Han högg av honom armen med macheten
    He chopped his arm off with the machete
  • Han högg sig fram genom regnskogen med macheten
    He chopped his way [chopped himself forth] through the rainforest with his machete

Questions

What does machete mean in English?

machete means “a machete (knife)”.

Is it en machete or ett machete?

It is en machete, and “the a machete” is macheten.

What is the plural of machete?

The plural of machete is macheter, and the definite plural is macheterna.

Nearby common words

machete is number 8,874 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,870rim rhyme
  • 8,871uppgjord fixed
  • 8,872radiostation radio-station
  • 8,873omega omega; the Greek letter Ω, ω
  • 8,875modella to model, to work as a model
  • 8,876nattetid during the night, at night
  • 8,877styla to style (give a certain (appealing (and fashionable)) appearance), to style (change (to make more attractive))
  • 8,878bidraga alternative form of bidra
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