Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en mobiltelefon

a cell phone, a mobile phone/²mʊˈbiːltɛlɛfoːn/

Meaning

a cell phone, a mobile phone

Forms

Forms of mobiltelefon
Singular, indefiniteen mobiltelefon
Singular, definitemobiltelefonen
Plural, indefinitemobiltelefoner
Plural, definitemobiltelefonerna

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

Practise mobiltelefon

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Is it en mobiltelefon or ett mobiltelefon?

Questions

What does mobiltelefon mean in English?

mobiltelefon means “a cell phone, a mobile phone”.

Is it en mobiltelefon or ett mobiltelefon?

It is en mobiltelefon, and “the a cell phone” is mobiltelefonen.

What is the plural of mobiltelefon?

The plural of mobiltelefon is mobiltelefoner, and the definite plural is mobiltelefonerna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Compound of mobil (“mobile”) + telefon (“telephone”).

Nearby common words

mobiltelefon is number 3,771 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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