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ett tecken

sign, character

Meaning

sign; character

In Swedish: kroppsrörelse, gest

Forms

Forms of tecken
Singular, indefiniteett tecken
Singular, definitetecknet
Plural, indefinitetecken
Plural, definitetecknen

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

Practise tecken

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Is it en tecken or ett tecken?

tecken in a sentence

  • han gjorde tecken åt mig att stanna
    he motioned for me to stay
  • kinesiska tecken
    Chinese ideograms
  • alla tecken tyder på att vi förlorar matchen
    everything indicates that we will lose the match
  • visa tecken på trötthet
    show signs of fatigue
  • ett tecken på förbättring
    a sign of improvement
  • ett tidens tecken
    a 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

signalindikationspår

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