Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en närhet

neighbourhood, (neighborhood (US)), vicinity

Meaning

neighbourhood, (neighborhood (US)), vicinity

In Swedish: det att ligga nära; omgivning, grannskap

Forms

Forms of närhet
Singular, indefinite	en närhet
Singular, definite	närheten

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

Practise närhet

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Is it en närhet or ett närhet?

närhet in a sentence

hon bor här i närheten
he lives in the neighbourhood (close by)
närheten till Göteborg
the nearness to the Göteborg area
i närheten av havet
near the sea

Questions

What does närhet mean in English?

närhet means “neighbourhood, (neighborhood (US)), vicinity”.

Is it en närhet or ett närhet?

It is en närhet, and “the neighbourhood” is närheten.

Similar words

närmiljö

Origin

nära + -het

Nearby common words

närhet is number 1,051 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,047ansvar responsibility, liability
1,048tuff tough, cool
1,049styrka strength, intensity
1,050äkta authentic, real
1,052nick header, nod
1,053förvänta expect
1,054enkel easy, simple
1,055ljög lied

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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