en vän
vän as a noun(en vän)
Meaning
friend
In Swedish: person som man tycker om och har gemenskap med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vän |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vännen |
| Plural, indefinite | vänner |
| Plural, definite | vännerna |
vän is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vän, den stora vännen. Check another noun
vän as an adjective
Meaning
fair
In Swedish: mild och vacker
Forms
| Basic form | vän | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | vänt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | väna | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | vänare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | vänast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise vän
1 / 2Is it en vän or ett vän?
vän in a sentence
- en vän till miga friend of mine
- vara god vän med någonbe good (close) friends with sby
- vän av ordningfriend of orderliness
- De var bästa vänner under hela sin skoltidThey were best friends throughout their school years
- Vi är bara vännerWe’re just friends [i.e., not a couple]
- Norgevänsomeone who is fond of and/or supports Norway, a friend of Norway
- en vän varelsea fair little thing
Words built with vän
- vänkrets circle of friends
- djurvän animal lover
- naturvän nature lover
Questions
What does vän mean in English?
vän means “friend”.
Is it en vän or ett vän?
It is en vän, and “the friend” is vännen.
What is the plural of vän?
The plural of vän is vänner, and the definite plural is vännerna.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Få versus kan: permission in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Bo: the Swedish verb for living somewhereComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish comparatives review: smartare, smartastComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish verbs for love, hate and likeComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Istället: the Swedish word for insteadComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish possessive pronouns: a review lessonComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).
Nearby common words
vän is number 146 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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