Swedish noun

en tapet

wallpaper

Meaning

wallpaper

In Swedish: väggbeklädnad av papper eller väv (med mönster)

Forms

Forms of tapet
Singular, indefiniteen tapet
Singular, definitetapeten
Plural, indefinitetapeter
Plural, definitetapeterna

tapet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tapet, den stora tapeten. Check another noun

Practise tapet

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Is it en tapet or ett tapet?

Expressions

  • vara på tapeten
    be the subject of discussion

Words built with tapet

  • tapetklister wallpaper paste

Questions

What does tapet mean in English?

tapet means “wallpaper”.

Is it en tapet or ett tapet?

It is en tapet, and “the wallpaper” is tapeten.

What is the plural of tapet?

The plural of tapet is tapeter, and the definite plural is tapeterna.

Nearby common words

tapet is number 8,460 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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