Swedish verb · noun· top 1,000 most common

steg

roseAlso the past tense of stiga./ˈsteːɡ/

steg as a verb

Meaning

rose

steg as a noun(ett steg)

Meaning

step

In Swedish: förflyttning av foten

Forms

Forms of steg
Singular, indefiniteett steg
Singular, definitesteget
Plural, indefinitesteg
Plural, definitestegen

steg is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort steg, det stora steget. Check another noun

Practise steg

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What does steg mean?

steg in a sentence

  • bygga upp verksamheten steg för steg
    build up the operation step by step
  • gå med lätta steg
    walk with a light step
  • ett stort steg i utvecklingen
    a great step (stride) forwards
  • Conny tog några steg mot köket
    Conny took a few steps towards the kitchen
  • steg för steg
    step by step
  • Vi vill ta det ett steg längre
    We want to take it one step further
  • Trappan har tjugo steg
    The staircase has twenty steps
  • Nästa steg i processen är att föra in bränslestavarna
    The next step in the process is to insert the fuel rods

Words built with steg

Questions

What does steg mean in English?

steg means “rose”.

Is it en steg or ett steg?

It is ett steg, and “the step” is steget.

What is the plural of steg?

steg doesn't change in the plural: ett steg, två steg (definite: stegen).

Similar words

kliv

Origin

From Old Norse stig.

Nearby common words

steg is number 912 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