Swedish noun · adverb· top 1,000 most common

en typ

type

How typ is used

Typ means “type” or “kind”, but in speech it is used exactly like English “like”: as a filler and to mean “roughly”. It is informal and very common among younger speakers.

typ as a noun(en typ)

Meaning

type

In Swedish: klass av saker el. individer som liknar varandra, sort, kategori, slag

Forms

Forms of typ
Singular, indefinite	en typ
Singular, definite	typen
Plural, indefinite	typer
Plural, definite	typerna

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

typ as an adverb

Meaning

kinda, ish, around

Practise typ

1 / 2

Is it en typ or ett typ?

typ in a sentence

Det tar typ tio minuter.
It takes like ten minutes.
Vilken typ av musik gillar du?
What kind of music do you like?
olika typer av tidningar
various types of magazines
Vilken typ!
What a jerk!
Han är en riktig typ
He's a real jerk
en underlig typ
a strange guy
några skumma typer
some shady guys
Rolig typ det där
I think he's funny ("Funny guy / character that")
Det var typ så
It was kinda like that
Jag vill äta typ tjugo ägg
I want to eat twenty eggs, ish

Words built with typ

hustyp type of house
människotyp type (of person)
typexempel typical example

Questions

What does typ mean in English?

typ means “type”.

Is it en typ or ett typ?

It is en typ, and “the type” is typen.

What is the plural of typ?

The plural of typ is typer, and the definite plural is typerna.

Similar words

sortkategorislagungefär somversion

Nearby common words

typ is number 607 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

603uppe up (in a more elevated position relative to the speaker or another object of comparison), up, awake
604gifta marry, married
605president president
606middag dinner, noon
608känsla feeling
609vidare on, further
610kräva demand, claim
611medan while, whereas

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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