en stuga
Meaning
cottage; cabin; hut
In Swedish: litet hus
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en stuga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | stugan |
| Plural, indefinite | stugor |
| Plural, definite | stugorna |
stuga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stuga, den stora stugan. Check another noun
Practise stuga
1 / 2Is it en stuga or ett stuga?
stuga in a sentence
- små röda stugorsmall red cabins
- en stuga på landeta cottage in the countryside
- hyra stuga i fjällenrent a cabin in the mountains
- Jag gick in i stuganI went into the cottage
- tvättstugalaundry room
Words built with stuga
- sommarstuga summer (weekend) cottage (cabin)
Questions
What does stuga mean in English?
stuga means “cottage, cabin”.
Is it en stuga or ett stuga?
It is en stuga, and “the cottage” is stugan.
What is the plural of stuga?
The plural of stuga is stugor, and the definite plural is stugorna.
Similar words
säter
Origin
From Old Swedish stuva, stova, stugha, from Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
Nearby common words
stuga is number 2,097 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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