Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en natur

nature/naˈtʉːr/

Meaning

nature

In Swedish: den biologiska och fysiska världen

Forms

Forms of natur
Singular, indefiniteen natur
Singular, definitenaturen
Plural, indefinitenaturer
Plural, definitenaturerna

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

Practise natur

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Is it en natur or ett natur?

natur in a sentence

  • gå ut i naturen
    go for a country walk (walk in the countryside)
  • orörd natur
    unspoiled nature
  • naturens lagar
    the laws of nature
  • en fråga av allvarlig natur
    a matter of a serious nature
  • det ligger i sakens natur
    it is in the nature of things
  • jag är av naturen lat
    I am lazy by nature
  • han är en ödmjuk natur
    he has (is of) a humble nature
  • Han gillar att vara ute i naturen
    He likes to be out in nature

Words built with natur

  • naturlag natural law
  • naturtillgång natural asset
  • naturskön of great natural beauty
  • naturbegåvning natural talent(s)

Questions

What does natur mean in English?

natur means “nature”.

Is it en natur or ett natur?

It is en natur, and “the nature” is naturen.

What is the plural of natur?

The plural of natur is naturer, and the definite plural is naturerna.

Origin

Ultimately from Latin nātūra.

Nearby common words

natur is number 2,544 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