Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett säte

seat

Meaning

seat

In Swedish: sittplats

Forms

Forms of säte
Singular, indefiniteett säte
Singular, definitesätet
Plural, indefinitesäten
Plural, definitesätena

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

Practise säte

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Is it en säte or ett säte?

säte in a sentence

  • Företaget har sitt säte i Jokkmokk, med butiker runt om i landet
    The company is based in ("has its seat in") Jokkmokk, with shops around the country

Words built with säte

  • biskopssäte episcopal see
  • bilsäte car seat
  • sätesmuskel gluteus maximus

Questions

What does säte mean in English?

säte means “seat”.

Is it en säte or ett säte?

It is ett säte, and “the seat” is sätet.

What is the plural of säte?

The plural of säte is säten, and the definite plural is sätena.

Similar words

sitsresidenshemvist

Origin

From Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją.

Nearby common words

säte is number 4,488 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