Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en start

start

Meaning

start

In Swedish: början, igångsättning

Forms

Forms of start
Singular, indefiniteen start
Singular, definitestarten
Plural, indefinitestarter
Plural, definitestarterna

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

Practise start

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Is it en start or ett start?

start in a sentence

  • start och mål
    start and finish
  • hon fick en god start
    she got a good start

Words built with start

  • startskott starting shot
  • skolstart beginning of the school term
  • turnéstart start of the tour

Questions

What does start mean in English?

start means “start”.

Is it en start or ett start?

It is en start, and “the start” is starten.

What is the plural of start?

The plural of start is starter, and the definite plural is starterna.

Similar words

börjanavstampbegynnelsepåbörjandeupptakt

Origin

Borrowed from English start.

Nearby common words

start is number 2,985 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