Swedish noun· top 500 most common

ett tag

grip, stroke, [little] whileAlso the imperative of ta./tɑːɡ/

Meaning

grip; stroke; [little] while

In Swedish: grepp

Forms

Forms of tag
Singular, indefiniteett tag
Singular, definitetaget
Plural, indefinitetag
Plural, definitetagen

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

Practise tag

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Is it en tag or ett tag?

tag in a sentence

  • Du kan väl komma ett litet tag?
    You can join us for a while, can't you?
  • för ett bra tag sen
    a good while ago
  • Tappa inte taget
    Don't lose your grip
  • Släpp inte taget!
    Don't let go [Don't release your grip]!
  • ta tag i något
    grab something [take grip in something]
  • få tag i någon/något
    get hold of someone/something
  • ett tag till med åran
    one more stroke with the oar
  • ta ett årtag
    take a stroke with oars (or an oar)

Expressions

  • få tag i (el. på) ("skaffa, hitta") (en taxi)
    get a hold of ("obtain, find") (a taxi)
  • en i taget
    one at a time

Words built with tag

Questions

What does tag mean in English?

tag means “grip, stroke”.

Is it en tag or ett tag?

It is ett tag, and “the grip” is taget.

What is the plural of tag?

tag doesn't change in the plural: ett tag, två tag (definite: tagen).

Similar words

stundgrepp

Origin

From Old Norse tak.

Nearby common words

tag is number 333 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