ett porträtt
Meaning
portrait
In Swedish: bild av en människa
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett porträtt |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | porträttet |
| Plural, indefinite | porträtt |
| Plural, definite | porträtten |
porträtt is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort porträtt, det stora porträttet. Check another noun
Practise porträtt
1 / 2Is it en porträtt or ett porträtt?
porträtt in a sentence
- ett porträtt av partiledarena portrait of the leader of the party
- måla ett porträttpaint a portrait
Words built with porträtt
- rollporträtt rôle portrayal
- porträttfotograf portrait photograph
- kvinnoporträtt portrait of a lady (woman)
Questions
What does porträtt mean in English?
porträtt means “portrait”.
Is it en porträtt or ett porträtt?
It is ett porträtt, and “the portrait” is porträttet.
What is the plural of porträtt?
porträtt doesn't change in the plural: ett porträtt, två porträtt (definite: porträtten).
Similar words
kortavbildning
Nearby common words
porträtt is number 5,264 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,260uppträdande performance, behaviour
- 5,261bårhus a morgue; a building or room where dead bodies are kept
- 5,262dagsljus daylight (light from the sun (during the day)), daylight (publicity, exposure to public scrutiny)
- 5,263hjälpsam helpful
- 5,265bona wax, polish
- 5,266bås stall
- 5,267korn grain, barley
- 5,268legitimation identification
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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