Swedish noun

ett pensionat

boarding house

Meaning

boarding house

In Swedish: ett slags hotell

Forms

Forms of pensionat
Singular, indefiniteett pensionat
Singular, definitepensionatet
Plural, indefinitepensionat
Plural, definitepensionaten

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

Practise pensionat

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Is it en pensionat or ett pensionat?

Questions

What does pensionat mean in English?

pensionat means “boarding house”.

Is it en pensionat or ett pensionat?

It is ett pensionat, and “the boarding house” is pensionatet.

What is the plural of pensionat?

pensionat doesn't change in the plural: ett pensionat, två pensionat (definite: pensionaten).

Origin

Borrowed from French pensionnat.

Nearby common words

pensionat is number 7,298 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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