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noun

ett fordon

vehicle

Något man kan åka eller köra med för att ta sig från en plats till en annan.

Definition & meaning

A vehicle: a means of transport used to carry people or goods, such as a car, bicycle, bus, or train.

Grammar & Word origin

Fordon is a neuter noun: ett fordon (“a vehicle”). Its plural has the same form: flera fordon (“several vehicles”). The definite forms are fordonet and fordonen.

The word is made up of for-, related to färd (“journey”), and -don, meaning a device or implement.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • transportmedel — “means of transport”; a broader term that can also refer to transport methods.
  • fortskaffningsmedel — “means of conveyance”; a more formal synonym.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • motordrivet fordon — motor vehicle
  • tungt fordon — heavy vehicle
  • framföra ett fordon — to drive or operate a vehicle

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Examples

Sara ser ett fordon på vägen.noun

Sara sees a vehicle on the road.

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