Swedish noun

en shorts

shorts/ɧoːʈʂ/

Meaning

shorts

In Swedish: kortbyxor

Forms

Forms of shorts
Singular, indefiniteen shorts
Plural, indefiniteshorts
Plural, definiteshortsen

shorts is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor shorts. Check another noun

Practise shorts

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Is it en shorts or ett shorts?

shorts in a sentence

  • ett par shorts
    a pair of shorts

Questions

What does shorts mean in English?

shorts means “shorts”.

Is it en shorts or ett shorts?

It is en shorts.

What is the plural of shorts?

shorts doesn't change in the plural: en shorts, två shorts (definite: shortsen).

Similar words

kortbyxor

Origin

Borrowed from English shorts.

Nearby common words

shorts is number 6,138 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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