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stan

town, alternative form of staden (“the city, the town”) (See the usage notes below for when "stan" is idiomatic. All usage examples below are idiomatic except the last.)Also the definite form of stad.

Meaning

town; alternative form of staden (“the city, the town”) (See the usage notes below for when "stan" is idiomatic. All usage examples below are idiomatic except the last.)

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What does stan mean?

stan in a sentence

  • Vi gick ner på stan
    We went downtown
  • Det är fest nere på stan
    There is a party downtown
  • åka in till stan
    go [with a vehicle] into town
  • Vi ska in till stan och handla. Vill du ha någonting?
    We are going into town to shop. Do you want anything? [See ska for why there is no åka (“go (with a vehicle)”) or the like]
  • Vi är i/på stan och handlar
    We are in town shopping
  • Vi är inne i stan och handlar
    We are in town shopping [The inne emphasizes the town as being a location you go into relative to another location (like one's home). Compare English over. "Inne på stan" sounds wrong though.]
  • Det är fest i/på stan
    There is a party in town
  • Det är fest inne i stan
    There is a party in town [The inne emphasizes the town as being located away from some other location (like the current location), like above. Compare English over. "Inne på stan" sounds wrong.]

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What does stan mean in English?

stan means “town, alternative form of staden (“the city, the town”) (See the usage notes below for when "stan" is idiomatic. All usage examples below are idiomatic except the last.)”.

Similar words

city

Origin

Contraction of staden, the definite singular of stad.

Nearby common words

stan is number 527 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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