Swedish noun

en nyårsafton

New Year's Eve

Meaning

New Year's Eve

Forms

Forms of nyårsafton
Singular, indefiniteen nyårsafton
Singular, definitenyårsaftonen
Plural, indefinitenyårsaftnar
Plural, definitenyårsaftnarna

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

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Is it en nyårsafton or ett nyårsafton?

Questions

What does nyårsafton mean in English?

nyårsafton means “New Year's Eve”.

Is it en nyårsafton or ett nyårsafton?

It is en nyårsafton, and “the New Year's Eve” is nyårsaftonen.

What is the plural of nyårsafton?

The plural of nyårsafton is nyårsaftnar, and the definite plural is nyårsaftnarna.

Origin

nyår + -s- + afton

Nearby common words

nyårsafton is number 7,429 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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