Swedish noun· top 500 most common

en morgon

morning/²mɔrː(ɡ)ɔn/

Meaning

morning

In Swedish: de första timmarna på dagen

Forms

Forms of morgon
Singular, indefiniteen morgon
Singular, definitemorgonen
Plural, indefinitemorgnar
Plural, definitemorgnarna

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

Practise morgon

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Is it en morgon or ett morgon?

morgon in a sentence

  • från morgon till kväll
    from morning until evening
  • Jag har svårt att vakna om morgnarna.
    I have a hard time waking up in the mornings.
  • Det gör jag i morgon bitti.
    I'll do that in the morning (i.e. early tomorrow).

Expressions

  • i morgon
    tomorrow
  • god morgon!
    good morning!

Words built with morgon

  • morgontidning morning paper
  • måndagsmorgon Monday morning
  • morgonrock dressing gown

Questions

What does morgon mean in English?

morgon means “morning”.

Is it en morgon or ett morgon?

It is en morgon, and “the morning” is morgonen.

What is the plural of morgon?

The plural of morgon is morgnar, and the definite plural is morgnarna.

Similar words

gryning

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Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish morghon, Old Norse morgunn, morginn, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ-, *merǝkʷ-.

Nearby common words

morgon is number 262 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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