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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en staty

statue/staˈtyː/

Meaning

statue

In Swedish: skulpterad bild av person i (minst) naturlig storlek

Forms

Forms of staty
Singular, indefiniteen staty
Singular, definitestatyn
Plural, indefinitestatyer
Plural, definitestatyerna

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

Practise staty

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Is it en staty or ett staty?

staty in a sentence

  • Gustav II Adolf står staty på torget
    there is a statue of Gustav II Adolf in the square
  • att stå staty
    to be depicted as a statue ("to stand statue" – idiomatic)
  • Bengt står staty på torget
    There is a statue of Bengt in the square

Words built with staty

  • marmorstaty marble statue

Questions

What does staty mean in English?

staty means “statue”.

Is it en staty or ett staty?

It is en staty, and “the statue” is statyn.

What is the plural of staty?

The plural of staty is statyer, and the definite plural is statyerna.

Nearby common words

staty is number 3,995 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,991bunker bunker, pillbox
  • 3,992dal valley
  • 3,993bedöma appraise, estimate
  • 3,994pervers perverse
  • 3,996vägnar on behalf of, on account of
  • 3,997fatt in the expression (komma, gå, springa, köra) i fatt, see ifatt and ikapp, a hold, a grasp
  • 3,998isolera isolate, insulate
  • 3,999beskydd protection
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