ett tal
Meaning
speech; number; sum
In Swedish: det att tala, förmåga att tala
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett tal |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | talet |
| Plural, indefinite | tal |
| Plural, definite | talen |
tal is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort tal, det stora talet. Check another noun
Practise tal
1 / 2Is it en tal or ett tal?
tal in a sentence
- man måste behärska språket i tal och skriftyou must master the spoken and written language
- hålla talhold a speech
- udda och jämna talodd and even numbers
- jag klarade bara ett tal på skrivningenin the exam, I could only do one sum
- reellt talreal number
- Hur många tal fick ni i matteläxa idag?How many math exercises did you have as homework today?
- ett 20-tala "number in the 20 to 29 range"
- jämna hundrataleven hundreds (e.g. 200, 400, 1600, or 5800)
Expressions
- komma till tals ("få möjlighet till ett samtal") med någonget hold of ("have an opportunity to speak with") sby
- föra något på talbring sth. up
- på tal om ("apropå") någotspeaking of ("by the way") sth.
- i runda talin round figures
Words built with tal
- tacktal speech of gratitude; acceptance speech
- 1900-tal 1900s (20th century)
Questions
What does tal mean in English?
tal means “speech, number”.
Is it en tal or ett tal?
It is ett tal, and “the speech” is talet.
What is the plural of tal?
tal doesn't change in the plural: ett tal, två tal (definite: talen).
Origin
From Old Swedish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic *talą.
Nearby common words
tal is number 1,034 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

