Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en signal

signal; ring

Meaning

signal; ring

In Swedish: meddelande genom tecken (via ljud, ljus etc); tecken

Forms

Forms of signal
Singular, indefiniteen signal
Singular, definitesignalen
Plural, indefinitesignaler
Plural, definitesignalerna

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

Practise signal

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Is it en signal or ett signal?

signal in a sentence

  • nya signaler från regeringen
    further indications from the government
  • ge signal
    make a signal

Words built with signal

  • varningssignal warning signal
  • startsignal starting signal
  • ljussignal traffic light

Questions

What does signal mean in English?

signal means “signal; ring”.

Is it en signal or ett signal?

It is en signal, and “the signal” is signalen.

What is the plural of signal?

The plural of signal is signaler, and the definite plural is signalerna.

Similar words

tecken

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Derived from Latin signālis, from signum.

Nearby common words

signal is number 1,257 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