Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett parti

part, party, game, consignment

Meaning

part; party; game; consignment

In Swedish: avgränsad del, stycke

Forms

Forms of parti
Singular, indefiniteett parti
Singular, definitepartiet
Plural, indefinitepartier
Plural, definitepartierna

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

Practise parti

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Is it en parti or ett parti?

parti in a sentence

  • ett parti av boken är färdigt
    a part of the book is complete
  • riksdagens största parti
    the biggest parliamentary party
  • de borgerliga partierna
    the non-socialist parties
  • ett parti schack
    a game of chess
  • ett större parti herrstrumpor
    a large consignment of men's socks
  • Ett parti ägg levererades till grossisten igår.
    A shipment of eggs was delivered to the grocer yesterday.

Expressions

  • ta parti för (något el. någon)
    take (sby's part)

Words built with parti

  • skogsparti area (stretch, piece) of woodland
  • partigrupp party group
  • partidistrikt party district (organization)
  • oppositionsparti opposition party
  • majoritetsparti party with a majority
  • partiledning party leadership
  • partimedlem party member
  • partikongress party congress
  • partiledare party leader
  • arbetarparti labour party

Questions

What does parti mean in English?

parti means “part, party”.

Is it en parti or ett parti?

It is ett parti, and “the part” is partiet.

What is the plural of parti?

The plural of parti is partier, and the definite plural is partierna.

Similar words

avsnittstycke

Origin

From Old Swedish parti, from French partie, parti, the past participle of French partir (“to divide”), from Latin partīre (“to part”).

Nearby common words

parti is number 2,341 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