Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en tragedi

tragedy/traɧɛˈdiː/

Meaning

tragedy

In Swedish: skådespel med allvarligt innehåll

Forms

Forms of tragedi
Singular, indefiniteen tragedi
Singular, definitetragedin
Plural, indefinitetragedier
Plural, definitetragedierna

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

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Is it en tragedi or ett tragedi?

tragedi in a sentence

  • en tragedi utspelades
    a tragedy took place
  • en personlig tragedi
    a personal tragedy
  • Det är en stor tragedi för vårt grannland
    It is a great tragedy for our neighboring country
  • en förtätad och gripande tragedi med stark slutscen
    a tense and touching tragedy with a powerful closing scene

Questions

What does tragedi mean in English?

tragedi means “tragedy”.

Is it en tragedi or ett tragedi?

It is en tragedi, and “the tragedy” is tragedin.

What is the plural of tragedi?

The plural of tragedi is tragedier, and the definite plural is tragedierna.

Origin

From Old French tragedie, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”).

Nearby common words

tragedi is number 3,020 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. Browse the dictionary