ett tecken
Meaning
sign; character
In Swedish: kroppsrörelse, gest
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett tecken |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tecknet |
| Plural, indefinite | tecken |
| Plural, definite | tecknen |
tecken is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort tecken, det stora tecknet. Check another noun
Practise tecken
1 / 2Is it en tecken or ett tecken?
tecken in a sentence
- han gjorde tecken åt mig att stannahe motioned for me to stay
- kinesiska teckenChinese ideograms
- alla tecken tyder på att vi förlorar matcheneverything indicates that we will lose the match
- visa tecken på trötthetshow signs of fatigue
- ett tecken på förbättringa sign of improvement
- ett tidens teckena sign of the times
- Det mörka molnet är ett tecken på att det kommer börja regna.That dark cloud is a sign that it will begin to rain.
Words built with tecken
- teckenspråk sign language
- skrivtecken character
- hälsotecken healthy sign
Questions
What does tecken mean in English?
tecken means “sign, character”.
Is it en tecken or ett tecken?
It is ett tecken, and “the sign” is tecknet.
What is the plural of tecken?
tecken doesn't change in the plural: ett tecken, två tecken (definite: tecknen).
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen.
Nearby common words
tecken is number 1,175 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

