ett sinne
Meaning
sense; mind; nature; disposition; feeling
In Swedish: förmåga att se, höra, känna, lukta eller smaka
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett sinne |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sinnet |
| Plural, indefinite | sinnen |
| Plural, definite | sinnena |
sinne is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort sinne, det stora sinnet. Check another noun
Practise sinne
1 / 2Is it en sinne or ett sinne?
sinne in a sentence
- ha sinne för humorhave a sense of humour
- ha sinne för detaljerhave a feeling for details
- de fem sinnenathe five senses
- Med hjälp av smaksinnet kan man smaka på grejerUsing [with help from] the sense of taste, you can taste things
- sinnesropeace of mind
- sinnesnärvaropresence of mind
- ha mord i sinnethave murder on one's mind
- tänka/undra/etc. något i sitt stilla sinnethink/wonder/etc. something quietly to oneself ("in one's calm/still mind" – idiomatic)
Expressions
- ett sjätte sinnea sixth sense
- sätta sig i sinnetset one's mind on ("be determined to") light-hearted
- lätt till sinneslight-hearted
Words built with sinne
- sinnevärld material world
- synsinne vision
- sinnessjukdom mental illness
Questions
What does sinne mean in English?
sinne means “sense, mind”.
Is it en sinne or ett sinne?
It is ett sinne, and “the sense” is sinnet.
What is the plural of sinne?
The plural of sinne is sinnen, and the definite plural is sinnena.
Similar words
håg
Origin
From Old Swedish sinne, sin, from Middle Low German sin, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.
Nearby common words
sinne is number 1,550 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,546vittna witness, show
- 1,547passera pass (by), strain
- 1,548råna rob
- 1,549uppmärksamhet attention
- 1,551lösning solution
- 1,552bestämt certainly, decidedly
- 1,553tillbringa spend
- 1,554cell cell
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