Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

sträng

strict, severe/strɛŋ/

sträng as an adjective

Meaning

strict; severe

In Swedish: som fordrar åtlydnad, hård, obeveklig

Forms

Forms of sträng
Basic form	sträng	with en-words
Neuter	strängt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	stränga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	strängare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	strängast	“-est”, “most …”

sträng as a noun(en sträng)

Meaning

string

In Swedish: spänd tråd

Forms

Forms of sträng
Singular, indefinite	en sträng
Singular, definite	strängen
Plural, indefinite	strängar
Plural, definite	strängarna

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

Practise sträng

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What does sträng mean?

sträng in a sentence

stränga föräldrar
strict parents
stränga krav
strict demands
en sträng vinter
a severe winter
en sträng lärare
a strict teacher
en sträng diet
a strict diet
sträng kyla
severe cold
gitarrsträngar
guitar strings
bågsträng
bow string
snösträng
thin line of snow

Expressions

strängt taget
strictly speaking

Words built with sträng

fiolsträng violin string
navelsträng umbilical cord, navel string
stränginstrument stringed instrument

Questions

What does sträng mean in English?

sträng means “strict, severe”.

Is it en sträng or ett sträng?

It is en sträng, and “the string” is strängen.

What is the plural of sträng?

The plural of sträng is strängar, and the definite plural is strängarna.

Similar words

barskhård

Origin

From Old Norse strangr, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”).

Nearby common words

sträng is number 3,828 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,824bekymrad concerned, worried
3,825väninna [girl, woman] friend
3,826varar lasting, lasts
3,827kemisk chemical
3,829värdighet dignity, worthiness
3,830strula to malfunction, to cause trouble; to act up, to work on (something that's acting up)
3,831anläggning construction, building
3,832löste loose leaf tea

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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