Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en tv

television, a TV set, a telly/ˈteːˌveː/

Meaning

television; a TV set, a telly

Forms

Forms of tv
Singular, indefiniteen tv
Singular, definitetv:n
Plural, indefinitetv:ar
Plural, definitetv:arna

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

Practise tv

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Is it en tv or ett tv?

Questions

What does tv mean in English?

tv means “television, a TV set, a telly”.

Is it en tv or ett tv?

It is en tv, and “the television” is tv:n.

What is the plural of tv?

The plural of tv is tv:ar, and the definite plural is tv:arna.

Similar words

dumburktelevisionsapparaturteveburkenTV-apparattelevisiontelevisionsapparat

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From English TV, abbreviation of television.

Nearby common words

tv is number 855 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