Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en timma

hour/²tɪma/

Meaning

hour

Forms

Forms of timma
Singular, indefiniteen timma
Singular, definitetimman
Plural, indefinitetimmar
Plural, definitetimmarna

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

Practise timma

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Is it en timma or ett timma?

Questions

What does timma mean in English?

timma means “hour”.

Is it en timma or ett timma?

It is en timma, and “the hour” is timman.

What is the plural of timma?

The plural of timma is timmar, and the definite plural is timmarna.

Origin

Originally an oblique case form of timme (“an hour”).

Nearby common words

timma is number 704 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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