Swedish noun

en television

television/tɛlɛvɪˈɧuːn/

Meaning

television

In Swedish: sändning av rörliga bilder (till mottagare i hemmen), TV

Forms

Forms of television
Singular, indefiniteen television
Singular, definitetelevisionen

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

Practise television

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Is it en television or ett television?

Words built with television

  • färgtelevision colour television
  • televisionsapparat television

Questions

What does television mean in English?

television means “television”.

Is it en television or ett television?

It is en television, and “the television” is televisionen.

Similar words

tvTV

Origin

From English television, from tele- + vision.

Nearby common words

television is number 8,949 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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