nounverb

ett steg

step

Det är när man lyfter ena foten och sätter ner den framför den andra för att förflytta sig framåt.

Steg has two main grammatical uses:

As a noun, it means a step: a movement made by lifting and putting down your foot, or one of a series of actions in a process. It can also mean a stair step or a level.
As a verb, it is the past tense of stiga , meaning rose, climbed or got on, depending on the context.

Noun: steg is a neuter noun: ett steg. Its plural has the same form: flera steg. The definite forms are steget and stegen .
Verb: steg is the past tense of stiga . Its supine form is stigit .
The noun is related to English step. The verb has an old Germanic origin and is related to German steigen, “to climb” or “rise.”

kliv — a step or stride, often emphasizing the physical movement.
etapp — a stage or phase, rather than a physical step.
trappsteg — specifically a step in a staircase.
sjönk — “sank” or “fell,” the opposite of the verb steg when referring to a rising level or price.

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Hon tog ett steg framåt.noun

She took a step forward.

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