en våning
Meaning
floor; flat
In Swedish: bostadslägenhet (i flerfamiljshus)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en våning |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | våningen |
| Plural, indefinite | våningar |
| Plural, definite | våningarna |
våning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor våning, den stora våningen. Check another noun
Practise våning
1 / 2Is it en våning or ett våning?
våning in a sentence
- hyra ut en våninglet a flat
- på andra våningenon the second floor
Words built with våning
- bottenvåning ground floor
- trevåningshus a three-storey building
Questions
What does våning mean in English?
våning means “floor, flat”.
Is it en våning or ett våning?
It is en våning, and “the floor” is våningen.
What is the plural of våning?
The plural of våning is våningar, and the definite plural is våningarna.
Similar words
våningsplan
Origin
From Middle Low German wōnunge, wāninge, from Old Saxon *wonunga, *wununga, from Proto-West Germanic *wunungu.
Nearby common words
våning is number 1,424 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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