Swedish noun

en pasta

pasta, paste

Meaning

pasta; paste

In Swedish: spaghetti och makaroner

Forms

Forms of pasta
Singular, indefiniteen pasta
Singular, definitepastan
Plural, indefinitepastor
Plural, definitepastorna

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

Practise pasta

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Is it en pasta or ett pasta?

pasta in a sentence

  • koka pasta
    cook [boil, literally] pasta

Words built with pasta

  • pastarätter pasta dishes
  • kalkpasta calcium hydroxide and zinc oxide paste

Questions

What does pasta mean in English?

pasta means “pasta, paste”.

Is it en pasta or ett pasta?

It is en pasta, and “the pasta” is pastan.

What is the plural of pasta?

The plural of pasta is pastor, and the definite plural is pastorna.

Similar words

spagetti

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

pasta is number 5,641 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,637intala to tell oneself, to (try to) convince oneself of (something, sometimes through wishful thinking), to convince, to persuade
  • 5,638engagerad engaged
  • 5,639kompensera compensate
  • 5,640omtanke consideration
  • 5,642smakad tasted
  • 5,643klor chlorine
  • 5,644faktor factor, (a printers') foreman, overseer
  • 5,645kardinal cardinal, principal
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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