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en verkstad

workshop/verksta/

Meaning

workshop

In Swedish: arbetsplats för mekaniska arbeten, hantverk mm

Forms

Forms of verkstad
Singular, indefiniteen verkstad
Singular, definiteverkstaden
Plural, indefiniteverkstäder
Plural, definiteverkstäderna

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

Practise verkstad

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Is it en verkstad or ett verkstad?

verkstad in a sentence

  • mekanisk verkstad
    engineering workshop
  • meka i verkstaden
    work in the workshop
  • lämna in bilen på verkstad
    take the car to the auto repair shop
  • verkstadsindustri
    engineering industry
  • verkstadsprodukter
    engineering products

Expressions

  • skyddad verkstad
    sheltered workshop

Words built with verkstad

  • verkstadsindustri manufacturing (engineering) industry
  • bilverkstad car repair shop, garage

Questions

What does verkstad mean in English?

verkstad means “workshop”.

Is it en verkstad or ett verkstad?

It is en verkstad, and “the workshop” is verkstaden.

What is the plural of verkstad?

The plural of verkstad is verkstäder, and the definite plural is verkstäderna.

Origin

From verk + stad, based on the Middle Low German werkstede.

Nearby common words

verkstad is number 3,858 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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