noun

en lastbil

truck

Definition & meaning

A truck or lorry: a motor vehicle designed to transport goods.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Gender: en-word
  • Forms: en lastbil, lastbilen, lastbilar, lastbilarna
  • A compound of last (“load” or “cargo”) and bil (“car” or “motor vehicle”).

Synonyms & antonyms

  • långtradare — a large long-distance truck, typically with a trailer; more specific than lastbil.
  • There is no direct antonym. personbil (“passenger car”) contrasts with it as a vehicle primarily intended for carrying people.

Common phrases & collocations

  • köra lastbil — to drive a truck
  • en tung lastbil — a heavy truck
  • en lätt lastbil — a light truck

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Examples

En lastbil kör på vägen.noun

A truck is driving on the road.

Vems är den vita lastbilen?noun

Whose is the white truck?

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