en spade
Meaning
spade
In Swedish: redskap att gräva med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en spade |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | spaden |
| Plural, indefinite | spadar |
| Plural, definite | spadarna |
spade is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor spade, den stora spaden. Check another noun
Practise spade
1 / 2Is it en spade or ett spade?
spade in a sentence
- sätta spaden i jordenput a spade to the soil
- gräva en grop med en spadedig a hole with a shovel
- stekspadespatula (for turning or lifting food)
- tårtspadecake server, cake slice
Words built with spade
- stekspade spatula
- spadtag cut with a spade
Questions
What does spade mean in English?
spade means “spade”.
Is it en spade or ett spade?
It is en spade, and “the spade” is spaden.
What is the plural of spade?
The plural of spade is spadar, and the definite plural is spadarna.
Origin
From Old Norse spaði, from Middle Low German spade, from Proto-Germanic *spadô.
Nearby common words
spade is number 5,830 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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