Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en semester

vacation (US), holiday(s)/sɛˈmɛstɛr/

Meaning

vacation (US); holiday(s)

In Swedish: lagstadgad årlig ledighet med lön

Forms

Forms of semester
Singular, indefiniteen semester
Singular, definitesemestern
Plural, indefinitesemestrar
Plural, definitesemestrarna

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

Practise semester

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Is it en semester or ett semester?

semester in a sentence

  • ta en veckas semester
    take a week's holiday
  • ha semester i juli
    have ones holidays in July
  • hon är på semester
    she's on vacation
  • Nästan alla här åker på semester under sensommaren.
    Almost everyone here goes on vacation during late summer.
  • Jag åkte på campingsemester med kollegerna.
    I went on a camping vacation with my colleagues.
  • Vi behöver ta semester från varandra.
    We need to take a break from each other.

Words built with semester

  • semestervikarie holiday substitute
  • cykelsemester cycling holiday
  • industrisemester general industrial holiday
  • semesterersättning holiday compensation pay

Questions

What does semester mean in English?

semester means “vacation (US), holiday(s)”.

Is it en semester or ett semester?

It is en semester, and “the vacation” is semestern.

What is the plural of semester?

The plural of semester is semestrar, and the definite plural is semestrarna.

Similar words

ferier

Nearby common words

semester is number 1,598 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