en mening
Meaning
opinion; idea; sense; meaning; intention; sentence
In Swedish: åsikt, uppfattning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mening |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | meningen |
| Plural, indefinite | meningar |
| Plural, definite | meningarna |
mening is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mening, den stora meningen. Check another noun
Practise mening
1 / 2Is it en mening or ett mening?
mening in a sentence
- enligt min meningin my opinion
- i vid meningin a general sense
- i egentlig meningin its true sense
- meningen är att hela området ska bebyggasthe idea is for the whole area to be developed
- det var inte min mening att såra digI didn't mean to hurt you
- Skriv korta meningar!Write in short sentences!
- Vad är meningen med att göra så där?What's the point of doing it like that?
- Meningen är att det gör saker bättreThe point is that it makes things better
Words built with mening
- meningsutbyte exchange of opinions
- folkmening public opinion
- meningsfull meaningful
- undermening hidden meaning
- välmening good intention
Questions
What does mening mean in English?
mening means “opinion, idea”.
Is it en mening or ett mening?
It is en mening, and “the opinion” is meningen.
What is the plural of mening?
The plural of mening is meningar, and the definite plural is meningarna.
Similar words
Origin
mena + -ing
Nearby common words
mening is number 910 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

