en väg
Meaning
way
In Swedish: mark som man färdas på, gata; resa; avstånd, distans
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en väg |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vägen |
| Plural, indefinite | vägar |
| Plural, definite | vägarna |
väg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor väg, den stora vägen. Check another noun
Practise väg
1 / 2Is it en väg or ett väg?
väg in a sentence
- konflikten kan lösas på fredlig vägthe conflict can be resolved in a peaceful way
- Hur lång väg har du till arbetet?How far is it to your work?
- tre timmars väga three-hour journey
- krokiga vägarwindy roads
- Den röda bilen körde på en vägThe red car was driving on a road
- En älg sprang över vägenA moose ran across the road
- gå på fel sida av vägenwalk on the wrong side of the road
- Sväng vänster när vägen delar sig i tvåTurn left when the road splits into two
Expressions
- stå/vara i vägenstand/be in the way
- hitta vägenfind the way
- vart tog han vägen?where did he go?
- politikerna är på väg att enasthe politicians are on the way to agreeing
Words built with väg
- landsväg main (country) road
- motorväg motorway
- vägkorsning crossroads, intersection
- korsväg crossroads
Questions
What does väg mean in English?
väg means “way”.
Is it en väg or ett väg?
It is en väg, and “the way” is vägen.
What is the plural of väg?
The plural of väg is vägar, and the definite plural is vägarna.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish vægher, from Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
Nearby common words
väg is number 193 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

