Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en samling

gathering, collection, assembly/²samlɪŋ/

Meaning

gathering; collection; assembly

In Swedish: det att samlas, samlande

Forms

Forms of samling
Singular, indefiniteen samling
Singular, definitesamlingen
Plural, indefinitesamlingar
Plural, definitesamlingarna

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

Practise samling

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Is it en samling or ett samling?

samling in a sentence

  • samling kring regeringens politik
    rallying in support of government policy
  • samling kl 15
    assembly at 3:00 pm
  • en samling turister
    a crowd of tourists

Words built with samling

  • samlingsregering coalition government
  • samlingspunkt meeting point
  • folksamling crowd of people
  • frimärkssamling stamp collection

Questions

What does samling mean in English?

samling means “gathering, collection”.

Is it en samling or ett samling?

It is en samling, and “the gathering” is samlingen.

What is the plural of samling?

The plural of samling is samlingar, and the definite plural is samlingarna.

Similar words

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Origin

samla, samlas + -ing

Nearby common words

samling is number 2,786 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