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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en opera

opera

Meaning

opera

In Swedish: musikalisk teater

Forms

Forms of opera
Singular, indefiniteen opera
Singular, definiteoperan
Plural, indefiniteoperor
Plural, definiteoperorna

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

Practise opera

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Is it en opera or ett opera?

opera in a sentence

  • gå på operan
    go to the opera
  • Fantomen på operan
    The Phantom of the Opera

Words built with opera

  • operahus opera house

Questions

What does opera mean in English?

opera means “opera”.

Is it en opera or ett opera?

It is en opera, and “the opera” is operan.

What is the plural of opera?

The plural of opera is operor, and the definite plural is operorna.

Nearby common words

opera is number 4,688 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,684menig not an officer (of a soldier), private, a private
  • 4,685tacksamhet gratitude, thankfulness
  • 4,686flugit flown
  • 4,687njutning enjoyment
  • 4,689tomat tomato
  • 4,690ved wood
  • 4,691fäst fast (firmly or securely fixed in place), attached to (fond of)
  • 4,692apotek chemist's, drugstore (US)
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