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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett regn

rain/rɛŋn/

Meaning

rain

In Swedish: vattendroppar från moln

Forms

Forms of regn
Singular, indefiniteett regn
Singular, definiteregnet
Plural, indefiniteregn
Plural, definiteregnen

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

Practise regn

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Is it en regn or ett regn?

regn in a sentence

  • åska och regn
    thunder and rain
  • ett regn av pilar
    a rain of arrows
  • regnet faller
    [the] rain falls

Words built with regn

  • regnskur shower
  • gnistregn shower of sparks
  • ösregn pouring rain, downpour

Questions

What does regn mean in English?

regn means “rain”.

Is it en regn or ett regn?

It is ett regn, and “the rain” is regnet.

What is the plural of regn?

regn doesn't change in the plural: ett regn, två regn (definite: regnen).

Origin

From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Nearby common words

regn is number 2,128 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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