en värld
Meaning
world
In Swedish: allt som existerar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en värld |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | världen |
| Plural, indefinite | världar |
| Plural, definite | världarna |
värld is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor värld, den stora världen. Check another noun
Practise värld
1 / 2Is it en värld or ett värld?
värld in a sentence
- över hela världenall over the world
- världens största fartygthe biggest ship in the world
- den akademiska världenthe academic world
- världen under havsytanthe undersea world
- Fysiken beskriver världen[The] physics describes the world
- affärsvärldenthe business world
- hennes inre världher inner world
- vara i sin egen lilla världbe in one's own little world
Expressions
- det är inte hela världenit is not the end of the wold
- förr i världenin former times
- komma till världencome into the world
- (den) undre världen(the) underworld
Words built with värld
- världskarta map of the world
- världsrymden outer space, the universe
- djurvärld animal world
- affärsvärld business world
Questions
What does värld mean in English?
värld means “world”.
Is it en värld or ett värld?
It is en värld, and “the world” is världen.
What is the plural of värld?
The plural of värld is världar, and the definite plural is världarna.
Where the course teaches it
- The full set of Swedish possessivesComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish vocabulary for home, world, workComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Vart versus var: two words for whereComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish verbs of position: ligger, stårComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Comparing things in Swedish with mer änComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The Swedish verb att veta (to know)Complete Swedish – Season 1
Origin
From Old Swedish væruld, værald, værild, værld, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz.
Nearby common words
värld is number 236 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

