en yta
Meaning
space; area; surface
In Swedish: areal (som är produkten av längd och bredd); utrymme
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en yta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ytan |
| Plural, indefinite | ytor |
| Plural, definite | ytorna |
yta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor yta, den stora ytan. Check another noun
Practise yta
1 / 2Is it en yta or ett yta?
yta in a sentence
- en vacker ytaa beautiful surface
- en platt ytaa flat surface
- bollens ytathe surface of the ball
- vattenytawater surface
- Döda fiskar flöt upp till ytan.Dead fish floated to the surface.
- Det flöt olja på ytan.There was oil floating on the surface.
- Under familjens välpolerade yta kan man ana ett mörker.Beneath the family's well-polished surface, you can sense a darkness.
- Han är inte äkta. Allt är yta.He's not real. Everything is surface.
Words built with yta
- byggyta building area
- ytbehandling finishing
- vattenyta water surface
Questions
What does yta mean in English?
yta means “space, area”.
Is it en yta or ett yta?
It is en yta, and “the space” is ytan.
What is the plural of yta?
The plural of yta is ytor, and the definite plural is ytorna.
Similar words
arealarea
Origin
From ut, from út, from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out, outward”).
Nearby common words
yta is number 2,161 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,157uppfostra bring up
- 2,158medveten aware
- 2,159mänsklighet humanity
- 2,160koncentrera concentrate
- 2,162operera operate
- 2,163straffa punish
- 2,164experiment experiment
- 2,165bas bass, foreman
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