en sväng
Meaning
swing; sweep
In Swedish: svängande rörelse
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sväng |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | svängen |
| Plural, indefinite | svängar |
| Plural, definite | svängarna |
sväng is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sväng, den stora svängen. Check another noun
Practise sväng
1 / 2Is it en sväng or ett sväng?
sväng in a sentence
- vägen gick i en skarp svängthe road turned sharply, there was a sharp (tight) bend in the road
- åka en svänggo for a drive
- bilens svängthe turn made by the car
- Bilen körde in i en svängThe car went into a turn
- Jag ska ut och gå en svängI'm gonna go for a walk ("go out and walk a turn")
- Jag ska ta en sväng till affären / Jag ska till affären en svängI'm gonna pop down to the store
- ta en sväng med den nya bilentake the new car for a spin
- Han är i kodarsvängenHe's in the coding business ("the coder turn")
Words built with sväng
- vänstersväng left turn
Questions
What does sväng mean in English?
sväng means “swing, sweep”.
Is it en sväng or ett sväng?
It is en sväng, and “the swing” is svängen.
What is the plural of sväng?
The plural of sväng is svängar, and the definite plural is svängarna.
Similar words
krök
Origin
Deverbal from svänga.
Nearby common words
sväng is number 2,326 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

