Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett organ

organ, body

Meaning

organ; body

In Swedish: kroppsdel el. växtdel som tjänar ett speciellt syfte

Forms

Forms of organ
Singular, indefiniteett organ
Singular, definiteorganet
Plural, indefiniteorgan
Plural, definiteorganen

organ is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort organ, det stora organet. Check another noun

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organ in a sentence

  • livsviktiga organ
    vital organs
  • inre organ
    internal organ(s)
  • internationella organ
    international bodies
  • fackliga organ
    trade union papers (magazines, journals)

Words built with organ

  • talorgan speech organ(s)
  • matsmältningsorgan digestive organ(s)

Questions

What does organ mean in English?

organ means “organ, body”.

Is it en organ or ett organ?

It is ett organ, and “the organ” is organet.

What is the plural of organ?

organ doesn't change in the plural: ett organ, två organ (definite: organen).

Nearby common words

organ is number 3,322 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