Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en spänning

voltage, tension, excitement

Meaning

voltage; tension; excitement

In Swedish: skillnad i elektrisk potential

Forms

Forms of spänning
Singular, indefiniteen spänning
Singular, definitespänningen
Plural, indefinitespänningar
Plural, definitespänningarna

spänning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor spänning, den stora spänningen. Check another noun

Practise spänning

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Is it en spänning or ett spänning?

spänning in a sentence

  • vi väntade med stor spänning på resultatet
    we waited anxiously for the results
  • spänningen i tråden
    the tension in the string
  • spänningar mellan öst och väst
    tensions between the West and the East
  • Spänningen är outhärdlig
    The tension is unbearable
  • en bok för er som älskar spänning
    a book for those of you who love suspense
  • få mer spänning i livet
    get more excitement in life
  • Spänningen mellan metallplattorna är 220 V
    The voltage between the metal plates is 220 V
  • högspänningsledning
    high-voltage power line

Words built with spänning

  • högspänning high tension (voltage)

Questions

What does spänning mean in English?

spänning means “voltage, tension”.

Is it en spänning or ett spänning?

It is en spänning, and “the voltage” is spänningen.

What is the plural of spänning?

The plural of spänning is spänningar, and the definite plural is spänningarna.

Origin

spänna + -ning

Nearby common words

spänning is number 2,997 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