Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett system

system/syst.eːm/

Meaning

system

In Swedish: planmässigt eller naturligt ordnad, sammanhängande helhet

Forms

Forms of system
Singular, indefiniteett system
Singular, definitesystemet
Plural, indefinitesystem
Plural, definitesystemen

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

Practise system

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Is it en system or ett system?

system in a sentence

  • ett politiskt system med representativ demokrati
    a political system of representative democracy

Expressions

  • sätta i system
    make a system of

Words built with system

  • systemtips permutation

Questions

What does system mean in English?

system means “system”.

Is it en system or ett system?

It is ett system, and “the system” is systemet.

What is the plural of system?

system doesn't change in the plural: ett system, två system (definite: systemen).

Similar words

ordna

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Nearby common words

system is number 1,293 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