Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ugn

oven/ɵŋn/

Meaning

oven

In Swedish: skåp för upphettning (i spis)

Forms

Forms of ugn
Singular, indefinite	en ugn
Singular, definite	ugnen
Plural, indefinite	ugnar
Plural, definite	ugnarna

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

Practise ugn

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Is it en ugn or ett ugn?

ugn in a sentence

steka kött i ugnen
roast meat in the oven
Förvärm ugnen till 175 °C.
Preheat the oven to 175 °C (350 °F).
Alla barnen tittade in i ugnen förutom Rut. Hon tittade ut.
All the children looked into the oven except Rut. She looked out. [joke on a common rhyming "Alla barnen ..." formula]

Words built with ugn

ugnsvärme oven heat

Questions

What does ugn mean in English?

ugn means “oven”.

Is it en ugn or ett ugn?

It is en ugn, and “the oven” is ugnen.

What is the plural of ugn?

The plural of ugn is ugnar, and the definite plural is ugnarna.

Nearby common words

ugn is number 4,071 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,067tillträde admission, taking possession
4,068löna reward, pay
4,069koloni colony, summer (holiday) camp
4,070dödsorsak a cause of death
4,072hoppsan oops, uh oh
4,073onödigt unnecessary, unnesessary
4,074tilltala address, please
4,075livvakt bodyguard

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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