en näring
Meaning
nourishment; industry
In Swedish: de ämnen som behövs för att någon el. något skall leva, föda
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en näring |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | näringen |
| Plural, indefinite | näringar |
| Plural, definite | näringarna |
näring is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor näring, den stora näringen. Check another noun
Practise näring
1 / 2Is it en näring or ett näring?
näring in a sentence
- Plantan ökar upptaget av näring samt kan tillgodogöra sig solljuset bättre.The plant increases its nutrient uptake and can benefit better from sunlight.
- I en fiskeby är fisket en viktig näring.In a fishing village, fishing is an important industry.
Expressions
- ge näring åt ("ge bevis för, få att verka solklart") ett ryktenourish, give nourishment to, stimulate
Words built with näring
- näringsrik nutritious, nutritional
- näringsbrist malnutrition
- näringspolitik economic (commercial) policy
- näringsgren branch of industry (business)
- näringsfrihet freedom of trade
- turistnäring tourist industry
Questions
What does näring mean in English?
näring means “nourishment, industry”.
Is it en näring or ett näring?
It is en näring, and “the nourishment” is näringen.
What is the plural of näring?
The plural of näring is näringar, and the definite plural is näringarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish næring, from Middle Low German neringe, from neren + -inge, equivalent to nära + -ing.
Nearby common words
näring is number 6,563 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,559bark bark
- 6,560biograf picture theatre, movie (theater (US))
- 6,561klimat climate
- 6,562krage collar
- 6,564tillsätta add, appoint
- 6,565utspela kataklysm, to be set, to play out, to take place (of a story that takes place somewhere)
- 6,566tu two
- 6,567uroxe aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct European mammal), aurochs bull, ox
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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

