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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett skrivbord

a desk (piece of furniture), a desktop/²skriːvˌbuːɖ/

Meaning

a desk (piece of furniture); a desktop

Forms

Forms of skrivbord
Singular, indefiniteett skrivbord
Singular, definiteskrivbordet
Plural, indefiniteskrivbord
Plural, definiteskrivborden

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

Practise skrivbord

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Is it en skrivbord or ett skrivbord?

skrivbord in a sentence

  • Nisse satt vid skrivbordet
    Nisse was sitting at the desk
  • Nisse satte sig vid skrivbordet
    Nisse sat down at the desk
  • ett höj- och sänkbart skrivbord
    a height-adjustable desk
  • ikoner på skrivbordet
    icons on the desktop
  • Läraren dampade loss på oss när han såg att vi ändrat skrivbordsbakgrunderna
    The teacher spazzed out on us when he saw that we had changed the desktop backgrounds

Questions

What does skrivbord mean in English?

skrivbord means “a desk (piece of furniture), a desktop”.

Is it en skrivbord or ett skrivbord?

It is ett skrivbord, and “the a desk” is skrivbordet.

What is the plural of skrivbord?

skrivbord doesn't change in the plural: ett skrivbord, två skrivbord (definite: skrivborden).

Origin

Compound of skriva + bord.

Nearby common words

skrivbord is number 2,646 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,642körd driven, lost, hopeless (in a very bad situation that seems impossible to overcome)
  • 2,643brutit broken
  • 2,644korta to shorten
  • 2,645gosse boy, lad, fellow, chap
  • 2,647höras be audible (heard)
  • 2,648organisation organization
  • 2,649burk tin, can (US)
  • 2,650hylla honour, pay tribute to
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