ett år
Meaning
year
In Swedish: den tid det tar för jorden att gå runt solen (365 dagar); tiden från 1 januari till 31 december
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett år |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | året |
| Plural, indefinite | år |
| Plural, definite | åren |
år is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort år, det stora året. Check another noun
Practise år
1 / 2Is it en år or ett år?
år in a sentence
- år 2000the year 2000
- i årthis year
- jag är 24 år gammalI am 24 years old
- under årens loppover the years
- året runtyear-round
- förra åretlast year
- 1872 var ett bra år1872 was a good year
- Vilket år är hon född? / Vilket år föddes hon?What year was she born?
Words built with år
- budgetår budget year (period)
- kalenderår calendar year
- 10-årsåldern the age about 10 years
- årsinkomst annual (yearly) income
- tjänsteår year of service
- studieår academic year
- årsavgift annual (yearly) fee
Questions
What does år mean in English?
år means “year”.
Is it en år or ett år?
It is ett år, and “the year” is året.
What is the plural of år?
år doesn't change in the plural: ett år, två år (definite: åren).
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish ār, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-.
Nearby common words
år is number 112 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

