en tango
Meaning
tango
In Swedish: en långsam dans i 2/4 takt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tango |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tangon |
| Plural, indefinite | tangor |
| Plural, definite | tangorna |
tango is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tango, den stora tangon. Check another noun
Practise tango
1 / 2Is it en tango or ett tango?
tango in a sentence
- att dansa tangoto tango ["to dance type of dance" is idiomatic in Swedish (including for dances that end in "-dans")]
Questions
What does tango mean in English?
tango means “tango”.
Is it en tango or ett tango?
It is en tango, and “the tango” is tangon.
What is the plural of tango?
The plural of tango is tangor, and the definite plural is tangorna.
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish tango.
Nearby common words
tango is number 6,814 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,810förtvivlan despair
- 6,811ohyfsad ill-mannered
- 6,812stöna groan, moan
- 6,813talan suit
- 6,815bu boo; a loud exclamation intended to scare someone, usually a child., boo; an exclamation used to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.
- 6,816oroande worrying
- 6,817olämplig unsuitable, inappropriate
- 6,818förmå be able to (capable of), persuade
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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