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Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en meter

metre, (meter (US))/ˈmeːtɛr/

Meaning

metre, (meter (US))

In Swedish: ett längdmått

Forms

Forms of meter
Singular, indefiniteen meter
Singular, definitemetern
Plural, indefinitemeter
Plural, definitemeterna

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

Practise meter

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Is it en meter or ett meter?

meter in a sentence

  • tio meter lång
    ten metres long
  • på tusen meters höjd
    at an altitude of one thousand metres

Words built with meter

  • hyllmeter running metre
  • kubikmeter cubic metre
  • metervara goods sold by the metre, piece goods

Questions

What does meter mean in English?

meter means “metre, (meter (US))”.

Is it en meter or ett meter?

It is en meter, and “the metre” is metern.

What is the plural of meter?

meter doesn't change in the plural: en meter, två meter (definite: meterna).

Origin

Borrowed from English meter.

Nearby common words

meter is number 974 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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