Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett rep

rope, rehearsal/ˈreːp/

Meaning

rope; rehearsal

In Swedish: grovt tågvirke, lina

Forms

Forms of rep
Singular, indefinite	ett rep
Singular, definite	repet
Plural, indefinite	rep
Plural, definite	repen

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

Practise rep

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Is it en rep or ett rep?

rep in a sentence

hoppa rep
skip, jump rope

Words built with rep

genrep dress rehearsal

Questions

What does rep mean in English?

rep means “rope, rehearsal”.

Is it en rep or ett rep?

It is ett rep, and “the rope” is repet.

What is the plural of rep?

rep doesn't change in the plural: ett rep, två rep (definite: repen).

Similar words

trosstamp

Origin

From Old Norse reip, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *raipą, *raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”).

Nearby common words

rep is number 2,132 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,128regn rain
2,129lyft lift
2,130därinne in there, inside
2,131öken desert, waste
2,133stinka stink
2,134snygga tidy [oneself] up, smarten up, make presentable
2,135tålamod patience
2,136fiska fish, go fishing

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