Swedish noun · preposition · adverb· top 5,000 most common

ett minus

negative, below zero

minus as a noun(ett minus)

Meaning

negative; below zero

In Swedish: värde under noll

minus as a preposition

Meaning

minus

minus as an adverb

Meaning

minus

In Swedish: minskat med

Practise minus

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Is it en minus or ett minus?

minus in a sentence

  • temperaturen ligger på minus 25 grader
    the temperature is 25 degrees below zero
  • hans bristande språkkunskaper är ett allvarligt minus
    his poor language abilities are a serious disadvantage
  • räkna med plus och minus
    doing addition and subtraction
  • Tre minus två är ett.
    Three minus two is one.

Words built with minus

  • minusgrad degree below zero

Questions

What does minus mean in English?

minus means “negative, below zero”.

Is it en minus or ett minus?

It is ett minus.

Similar words

subtrahera

Nearby common words

minus is number 3,955 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. Browse the dictionary