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ett torg

square; market/tɔrj/

Meaning

square; market

In Swedish: större öppen plats i en stad; marknad

Forms

Forms of torg
Singular, indefiniteett torg
Singular, definitetorget
Plural, indefinitetorg
Plural, definitetorgen

torg is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort torg, det stora torget. Check another noun

Practise torg

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Is it en torg or ett torg?

Words built with torg

  • grönsakstorg vegetable market
  • torghandel market trading

Questions

What does torg mean in English?

torg means “square; market”.

Is it en torg or ett torg?

It is ett torg, and “the square” is torget.

What is the plural of torg?

torg doesn't change in the plural: ett torg, två torg (definite: torgen).

Origin

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Nearby common words

torg is number 4,613 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