en maskin
Meaning
machine
In Swedish: apparat som utför arbete och drivs med energi (t ex el)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en maskin |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | maskinen |
| Plural, indefinite | maskiner |
| Plural, definite | maskinerna |
maskin is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor maskin, den stora maskinen. Check another noun
Practise maskin
1 / 2Is it en maskin or ett maskin?
maskin in a sentence
- Jag ska köra en maskin, har du något som behöver tvättas?I'm going to run a load, do you have anything that needs washing?
Words built with maskin
- tvättmaskin washing machine
- skrivmaskin typewriter
- maskinskötare machine minder
- maskinrum engine room
- datamaskin computer
Questions
What does maskin mean in English?
maskin means “machine”.
Is it en maskin or ett maskin?
It is en maskin, and “the machine” is maskinen.
What is the plural of maskin?
The plural of maskin is maskiner, and the definite plural is maskinerna.
Similar words
Origin
From French machine, from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).
Nearby common words
maskin is number 1,218 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