Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett stängsel

fence

Meaning

fence

In Swedish: anordning för att avskärma ett område, staket

Forms

Forms of stängsel
Singular, indefinite	ett stängsel
Singular, definite	stängslet
Plural, indefinite	stängsel
Plural, definite	stängslen

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

Practise stängsel

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Is it en stängsel or ett stängsel?

stängsel in a sentence

Rymlingarna klättrade över taggtrådsstängslet
The escapees climbed the barbed wire fence

Words built with stängsel

elstängsel electric fence

Questions

What does stängsel mean in English?

stängsel means “fence”.

Is it en stängsel or ett stängsel?

It is ett stängsel, and “the fence” is stängslet.

What is the plural of stängsel?

stängsel doesn't change in the plural: ett stängsel, två stängsel (definite: stängslen).

Similar words

inhägnad

Origin

stänga + -sel.

Nearby common words

stängsel is number 4,983 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,979hängiven devoted, affectionate
4,980brista be lacking, fall short
4,981förtjänst good side (point), merit
4,982mäklare agent, broker
4,984redaktör editor
4,985jättestor huge, gigantic (very large)
4,986båge curve, arch
4,987trolla conjure

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