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en timme

an hour (time period of sixty minutes), an hour (of the day), a lesson, a class (in school)/²tɪmɛ/

Meaning

an hour (time period of sixty minutes); an hour (of the day); a lesson, a class (in school)

In Swedish: ett tidsmått (1/24 av ett dygn), 60 minuter

Forms

Forms of timme
Singular, indefiniteen timme
Singular, definitetimmen
Plural, indefinitetimmar
Plural, definitetimmarna

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

Practise timme

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Is it en timme or ett timme?

timme in a sentence

  • två gånger i timmen
    twice hourly
  • ett par timmars arbete
    a task taking a couple of hours
  • i denna sena timme
    at this late hour
  • nästa timme har vi matte
    next class is math

Expressions

  • i elfte timmen
    at the eleventh hour
  • timme ut och timme in
    hour after hour

Words built with timme

  • timlön hourly wage
  • håltimme free period
  • kvällstimme eventide

Questions

What does timme mean in English?

timme means “an hour (time period of sixty minutes), an hour (of the day)”.

Is it en timme or ett timme?

It is en timme, and “the an hour” is timmen.

What is the plural of timme?

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

Similar words

timma

Origin

From Old Swedish tīme, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Germanic *tī-, from Proto-Indo-European *dī- (“time”).

Nearby common words

timme is number 433 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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