ett språng
Meaning
jump
In Swedish: kraftigt hopp; det att springa
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett språng |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | språnget |
| Plural, indefinite | språng |
| Plural, definite | sprången |
språng is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort språng, det stora språnget. Check another noun
Practise språng
1 / 2Is it en språng or ett språng?
språng in a sentence
- ett språng i utvecklingena leap forward in development
- han hoppade över bäcken i ett väldigt språngwith a tremendous leap he cleared the stream
- Med ett språng var katten uppe på bordetWith a leap, the cat was up on the table
- Det stora språngetThe Great Leap Forward (China 1958-1961)
- sätta av i fullt språngset off at full speed
- vara på språngbe 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.
- 7,312känsel feeling
- 7,313lut lye
- 7,314omsorg care
- 7,315papegoja parrot
- 7,317traumatisk traumatic
- 7,318lagerlokal warehouse, warehouse, storage facility, storehouse
- 7,319övervakningsfilm surveillance video
- 7,320bildad cultivated, educated
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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

