ett slag
Meaning
blow; kind; battle; category; type; class; species; sort
In Swedish: sort, typ
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett slag |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | slaget |
| Plural, indefinite | slag |
| Plural, definite | slagen |
slag is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort slag, det stora slaget. Check another noun
Practise slag
1 / 2Is it en slag or ett slag?
slag in a sentence
- ett slags internatskolaa kind of boarding school
- alla slags patienterall categories of patients
- klockan slog tolv slagthe clock struck twelve times
- ett slag i ansikteta slap in the face
- slaget om Storbritannienthe Battle of Britain
- få slaghave a fit
- jag går ut ett slagI'm going out for a while
- slaget vid Lützenthe Battle of Lützen (1632)
Expressions
- ett svårt slaga terrible blow
- slag i slagin rapid succession
Words built with slag
Questions
What does slag mean in English?
slag means “blow, kind”.
Is it en slag or ett slag?
It is ett slag, and “the blow” is slaget.
What is the plural of slag?
slag doesn't change in the plural: ett slag, två slag (definite: slagen).
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (“hit, blow”).
Nearby common words
slag is number 1,403 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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