Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en teckning

drawing, markings

Meaning

drawing; markings

In Swedish: bild, ritning

Forms

Forms of teckning
Singular, indefiniteen teckning
Singular, definiteteckningen
Plural, indefiniteteckningar
Plural, definiteteckningarna

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

Practise teckning

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teckning in a sentence

  • hunden har en ovanligt vacker teckning
    the dog has unusually beautiful markings

Words built with teckning

  • skämtteckning cartoon
  • blyertsteckning pencil drawing

Questions

What does teckning mean in English?

teckning means “drawing, markings”.

Is it en teckning or ett teckning?

It is en teckning, and “the drawing” is teckningen.

What is the plural of teckning?

The plural of teckning is teckningar, and the definite plural is teckningarna.

Similar words

bild

Origin

teckna + -ing

Nearby common words

teckning is number 3,637 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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