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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en stat

state, government/stɑːt/

Meaning

state; government

In Swedish: land (som politisk organisation)

Forms

Forms of stat
Singular, indefiniteen stat
Singular, definitestaten
Plural, indefinitestater
Plural, definitestaterna

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

Practise stat

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Is it en stat or ett stat?

stat in a sentence

  • brittiska staten
    the British state
  • staten äger en tredjedel av företaget
    the state (government) owns a third of the company
  • stat och kommun
    national and local government

Words built with stat

  • rättsstat state governed by law
  • statschef head of state
  • diktaturstat dictatorship, state ruled by a dictator
  • statsbidrag state (government) subsidy (grant)

Questions

What does stat mean in English?

stat means “state, government”.

Is it en stat or ett stat?

It is en stat, and “the state” is staten.

What is the plural of stat?

The plural of stat is stater, and the definite plural is staterna.

Origin

From Middle Low German stat, from Latin status.

Nearby common words

stat is number 2,378 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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