Swedish noun

en ränta

interest

Meaning

interest

In Swedish: avgift som man betalar för att man lånat pengar eller får för att man lånat ut pengar

Forms

Forms of ränta
Singular, indefiniteen ränta
Singular, definiteräntan
Plural, indefiniteräntor
Plural, definiteräntorna

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

Practise ränta

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Is it en ränta or ett ränta?

Words built with ränta

  • räntekostnad interest charge, cost of interest
  • årsränta annual interest
  • låneränta interest on a loan

Questions

What does ränta mean in English?

ränta means “interest”.

Is it en ränta or ett ränta?

It is en ränta, and “the interest” is räntan.

What is the plural of ränta?

The plural of ränta is räntor, and the definite plural is räntorna.

Nearby common words

ränta is number 5,091 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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