Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett sinne

sense, mind, nature, disposition

Meaning

sense; mind; nature; disposition; feeling

In Swedish: förmåga att se, höra, känna, lukta eller smaka

Forms

Forms of sinne
Singular, indefiniteett sinne
Singular, definitesinnet
Plural, indefinitesinnen
Plural, definitesinnena

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

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Is it en sinne or ett sinne?

sinne in a sentence

  • ha sinne för humor
    have a sense of humour
  • ha sinne för detaljer
    have a feeling for details
  • de fem sinnena
    the five senses
  • Med hjälp av smaksinnet kan man smaka på grejer
    Using [with help from] the sense of taste, you can taste things
  • sinnesro
    peace of mind
  • sinnesnärvaro
    presence of mind
  • ha mord i sinnet
    have murder on one's mind
  • tänka/undra/etc. något i sitt stilla sinne
    think/wonder/etc. something quietly to oneself ("in one's calm/still mind" – idiomatic)

Expressions

  • ett sjätte sinne
    a sixth sense
  • sätta sig i sinnet
    set one's mind on ("be determined to") light-hearted
  • lätt till sinnes
    light-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.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary