Swedish noun

en storstad

metropolis; large, busy city

Meaning

metropolis; large, busy city

Forms

Forms of storstad
Singular, indefiniteen storstad
Singular, definitestorstaden
Plural, indefinitestorstäder
Plural, definitestorstäderna

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

Practise storstad

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Is it en storstad or ett storstad?

storstad in a sentence

  • Halmstad är en stor stad, men det är ingen storstad.
    Halmstad is a large city, but it's no metropolitan.

Questions

What does storstad mean in English?

storstad means “metropolis; large, busy city”.

Is it en storstad or ett storstad?

It is en storstad, and “the metropolis” is storstaden.

What is the plural of storstad?

The plural of storstad is storstäder, and the definite plural is storstäderna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From stor (“big, large”) + stad (“city”).

Nearby common words

storstad is number 10,005 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 10,001kanel cinnamon
  • 10,002matbord a dining table
  • 10,003dekorera decorate
  • 10,004tolerans tolerance
  • 10,006kebab kebab, meat (often beef, sometimes lamb or pork) roasted on an upright skewer, doner kebab, dish of skewered meat and vegetables served in pita bread
  • 10,007support support, support (help)
  • 10,008tolerant tolerant
  • 10,009basketboll basketball (ball used in basketball), basketball (the sport)
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