Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett samtal

discussion, conversation, talk/ˈsamˌtɑːl/

Meaning

discussion; conversation; talk

In Swedish: muntligt utbyte av tankar

Forms

Forms of samtal
Singular, indefiniteett samtal
Singular, definitesamtalet
Plural, indefinitesamtal
Plural, definitesamtalen

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

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samtal in a sentence

  • ett samtal från Stockholm
    a call from Stockholm
  • ett givande samtal
    a fruitful discussion
  • ett samtal är när man har en konversation
    a conversation is when you have a conversation
  • Samtalet handlade till en början om bävrar, men gick snart över till djur i allmänhet
    The conversation initially dealt with beavers, but soon turned to animals in general
  • Jag tjuvlyssnade på deras samtal
    I eavesdropped on their conversation
  • Han blev alltmer frustrerad under samtalets gång
    He became increasingly frustrated over the course of the conversation
  • ett privat samtal
    a private conversation
  • Jag tog ett samtal med henne
    I had [took] a talk with her

Words built with samtal

  • samtalsterapi conversational therapy

Questions

What does samtal mean in English?

samtal means “discussion, conversation”.

Is it en samtal or ett samtal?

It is ett samtal, and “the discussion” is samtalet.

What is the plural of samtal?

samtal doesn't change in the plural: ett samtal, två samtal (definite: samtalen).

Similar words

konversationdialog

Origin

sam- + tal

Nearby common words

samtal is number 642 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