Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett paket

parcel/paˈkeːt/

Meaning

parcel

In Swedish: något som är inpackat eller inslaget

Forms

Forms of paket
Singular, indefiniteett paket
Singular, definitepaketet
Plural, indefinitepaket
Plural, definitepaketen

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

Practise paket

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Is it en paket or ett paket?

paket in a sentence

  • slå in i paket
    wrap up as a parcel

Words built with paket

  • tvättmedelspaket washing powder packet
  • avtalspaket agreement package
  • paketuppgörelse package settlement
  • skattepaket tax package
  • paketavtal package agreement
  • paketlösning package solution

Questions

What does paket mean in English?

paket means “parcel”.

Is it en paket or ett paket?

It is ett paket, and “the parcel” is paketet.

What is the plural of paket?

paket doesn't change in the plural: ett paket, två paket (definite: paketen).

Origin

Used in Swedish since 1617, same as German Paket, from French paquet, Italian pacco.

Nearby common words

paket is number 2,339 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