Swedish noun

ett tusental

around one thousand, thousands, the 1000s (one thousands), the years 1000 to 1999; almost the same period as det andra millenniet ("the second millennium") which, however, was from year 1001 to (the end of) year 2000

Meaning

around one thousand; thousands; the 1000s (one thousands), the years 1000 to 1999; almost the same period as det andra millenniet ("the second millennium") which, however, was from year 1001 to (the end of) year 2000

Forms

Forms of tusental
Singular, indefinite	ett tusental
Singular, definite	tusentalet
Plural, indefinite	tusental
Plural, definite	tusentalen

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

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tusental in a sentence

Ett tusental människor fick evakueras
Around one thousand people had to be evacuated
Om summan av hundratalen är större än tusen läggs en minnessiffra till tusentalen
If the sum of the hundreds is greater than one thousand, a carry is added to the thousands

Questions

What does tusental mean in English?

tusental means “around one thousand, thousands”.

Is it en tusental or ett tusental?

It is ett tusental, and “the around one thousand” is tusentalet.

What is the plural of tusental?

tusental doesn't change in the plural: ett tusental, två tusental (definite: tusentalen).

Origin

tusen + tal

Nearby common words

tusental is number 9,717 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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9,718driven experienced, practised
9,719bikt confession
9,720vindruta a windshield, a windscreen (window at the front of a car or other vehicle to protect the occupants)
9,721ordval choice of words

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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