Swedish noun· top 500 most common

en natt

night/natː/

Meaning

night

In Swedish: mörk del av ett dygn

Forms

Forms of natt
Singular, indefiniteen natt
Singular, definitenatten
Plural, indefinitenätter
Plural, definitenätterna

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

Practise natt

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Is it en natt or ett natt?

natt in a sentence

  • i natt drömde jag om dej
    I dreamed of you last night
  • natten till tisdagen
    the night before Tuesday
  • vakna på natten
    wake up in the night
  • arbeta på natten
    work nights
  • sova gott om natten
    sleep well at night
  • jag kommer i natt
    I'll come tonight
  • mitt i natten
    in the middle of the night
  • ligga över natt(en)
    stay the night (overnight)

Expressions

  • dag och natt ("ständigt") tänker jag på dej
    I think of you day and night
  • god natt!
    good night!

Words built with natt

  • nattskift night shift
  • midsommarnatt Midsummer night
  • nattvakt nightwatchman
  • nattsköterska night nurse
  • nattbio late-night cinema

Questions

What does natt mean in English?

natt means “night”.

Is it en natt or ett natt?

It is en natt, and “the night” is natten.

What is the plural of natt?

The plural of natt is nätter, and the definite plural is nätterna.

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

natt is number 339 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