Swedish noun

ett språng

jump

Meaning

jump

In Swedish: kraftigt hopp; det att springa

Forms

Forms of språng
Singular, indefiniteett språng
Singular, definitesprånget
Plural, indefinitesprång
Plural, definitesprången

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

Practise språng

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Is it en språng or ett språng?

språng in a sentence

  • ett språng i utvecklingen
    a leap forward in development
  • han hoppade över bäcken i ett väldigt språng
    with a tremendous leap he cleared the stream
  • Med ett språng var katten uppe på bordet
    With a leap, the cat was up on the table
  • Det stora språnget
    The Great Leap Forward (China 1958-1961)
  • sätta av i fullt språng
    set off at full speed
  • vara på språng
    be on the go (idiomatic)

Words built with språng

  • krumsprång caper, gambol

Questions

What does språng mean in English?

språng means “jump”.

Is it en språng or ett språng?

It is ett språng, and “the jump” is språnget.

What is the plural of språng?

språng doesn't change in the plural: ett språng, två språng (definite: sprången).

Origin

From springa (“to run, to leap, to jump”).

Nearby common words

språng is number 7,316 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary