Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en tröja

sweater/²trœja/

Meaning

sweater

In Swedish: stickat klädesplagg (med ärmar) för överkroppen, jumper

Forms

Forms of tröja
Singular, indefiniteen tröja
Singular, definitetröjan
Plural, indefinitetröjor
Plural, definitetröjorna

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

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Is it en tröja or ett tröja?

tröja in a sentence

  • Ta på dig en tröja!
    Put on a shirt!

Questions

What does tröja mean in English?

tröja means “sweater”.

Is it en tröja or ett tröja?

It is en tröja, and “the sweater” is tröjan.

What is the plural of tröja?

The plural of tröja is tröjor, and the definite plural is tröjorna.

Similar words

jumper

Origin

From Middle Low German troye, troie, of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Old French troie (“sweater, cardigan from Troyes”).

Nearby common words

tröja is number 1,786 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