Swedish noun

en ravin

ravine

Meaning

ravine

In Swedish: djup klyfta i berg

Forms

Forms of ravin
Singular, indefiniteen ravin
Singular, definiteravinen
Plural, indefiniteraviner
Plural, definiteravinerna

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

Practise ravin

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Is it en ravin or ett ravin?

ravin in a sentence

  • en djup ravin med tvärbranta väggar
    a deep ravine with sheer walls

Questions

What does ravin mean in English?

ravin means “ravine”.

Is it en ravin or ett ravin?

It is en ravin, and “the ravine” is ravinen.

What is the plural of ravin?

The plural of ravin is raviner, and the definite plural is ravinerna.

Origin

From French ravine, from Latin rapīna.

Nearby common words

ravin is number 8,022 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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