Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en väninna

[girl, woman] friend

Meaning

[girl, woman] friend

In Swedish: kvinnlig vän

Forms

Forms of väninna
Singular, indefinite	en väninna
Singular, definite	väninnan
Plural, indefinite	väninnor
Plural, definite	väninnorna

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

Practise väninna

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väninna in a sentence

Kajsas väninna Karin
Kajsa's [female] friend Karin
Hon hade en väninna på besök
She had a [female] friend visiting

Questions

What does väninna mean in English?

väninna means “[girl, woman] friend”.

Is it en väninna or ett väninna?

It is en väninna, and “the [girl” is väninnan.

What is the plural of väninna?

The plural of väninna is väninnor, and the definite plural is väninnorna.

Origin

vän + -inna.

Nearby common words

väninna is number 3,825 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,821ryttare horseman, rider
3,822välgörenhet charity
3,823japanska Japanese (language), a female Japanese person
3,824bekymrad concerned, worried
3,826varar lasting, lasts
3,827kemisk chemical
3,828sträng strict, severe
3,829värdighet dignity, worthiness

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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