Swedish noun· top 500 most common

en tid

time/tiːd/

Meaning

time

In Swedish: det som förflyter mellan olika händelser

Forms

Forms of tid
Singular, indefiniteen tid
Singular, definitetiden
Plural, indefinitetider
Plural, definitetiderna

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

Practise tid

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Is it en tid or ett tid?

tid in a sentence

  • tid att tänka
    time to think
  • en lång tid framöver
    a long time to come
  • i en månads tid
    in a month
  • på Karl XII:s tid
    in the days of Charles XII
  • ha tid till (el. med) något
    Have time for sth.

Expressions

  • tids nog
    soon enough
  • nu för tiden
    nowadays
  • under tiden
    while
  • komma i god tid
    arrive in good time
  • beställa tid
    book a time
  • i sinom tid
    in due time

Words built with tid

  • vintertid winter
  • kristid time of crisis
  • kvällstid evening
  • övertid overtime
  • tidsbegränsning time limit

Questions

What does tid mean in English?

tid means “time”.

Is it en tid or ett tid?

It is en tid, and “the time” is tiden.

What is the plural of tid?

The plural of tid is tider, and the definite plural is tiderna.

Similar words

tidrymd

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Nearby common words

tid is number 110 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