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Swedish noun

ett sound

sound

Meaning

sound

In Swedish: karaktäristisk musikklang

Forms

Forms of sound
Singular, indefiniteett sound
Singular, definitesoundet
Plural, indefinitesound
Plural, definitesounden

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

Practise sound

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Is it en sound or ett sound?

sound in a sentence

  • Gruppen har ett unikt sound
    The band has a unique sound

Questions

What does sound mean in English?

sound means “sound”.

Is it en sound or ett sound?

It is ett sound, and “the sound” is soundet.

What is the plural of sound?

sound doesn't change in the plural: ett sound, två sound (definite: sounden).

Origin

Borrowed from English sound.

Nearby common words

sound is number 7,652 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,647attentat (attempted) assassination, attack
  • 7,648fiol violin, fiddle
  • 7,650ränna run about, run back and forth, gad about
  • 7,651skalpell scalpel
  • 7,653traktor tractor
  • 7,654omoralisk unethical, immoral
  • 7,655prärievarg coyote (Canis latrans)
  • 7,656säcka to sag, to collapse (of a person, thing, or the like)
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