Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett tält

tent

Meaning

tent

In Swedish: slags hopfällbar och flyttbar hydda av tyg

Forms

Forms of tält
Singular, indefiniteett tält
Singular, definitetältet
Plural, indefinitetält
Plural, definitetälten

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

Practise tält

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Is it en tält or ett tält?

Words built with tält

  • tältplats camping

Questions

What does tält mean in English?

tält means “tent”.

Is it en tält or ett tält?

It is ett tält, and “the tent” is tältet.

What is the plural of tält?

tält doesn't change in the plural: ett tält, två tält (definite: tälten).

Origin

From Middle Low German telt, from *Old Saxon *teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.

Nearby common words

tält is number 3,029 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. Browse the dictionary