temperatur
common gender
The English phrase "temperature" is translated into Swedish as temperatur.
temperatur is a noun used to describe a measure of cold or heat.
Meaning: a measure of cold or heat (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a common-gender noun. The indefinite form is temperatur, the definite form (the temperature) is temperaturen and the plural form (temperatures) is temperaturer.
Did you know?
- While English speakers often ask 'What is the temperature?', Swedes are more likely to ask Hur varmt är det? which literally means 'How warm is it?', even if the weather is freezing.
- In Sweden, the word temperatur is used in the phrase ta tempen, which is a shorthand way of saying someone is checking a person's body temperature with a thermometer.
- Swedish uses the word temperatur in a figurative sense to describe the emotional atmosphere of a room or a political climate, such as politisk temperatur.
Examples in context
- Även idag är temperaturen under noll.Even today the temperature is below zero.This sentence is useful for describing the temperature being below zero.Tatoeba #4839818 by Nour, translation #4890015 by warrenbisch
- Temperaturen har sjunkit sedan i morse.The temperature has fallen since morning.This sentence is useful for describing how the temperature has fallen.Tatoeba #11946715 by herrsilen, translation #277737 by CK
- Man mäter temperaturen med en termometer.One measures the temperature with a thermometer.This sentence is useful for describing how one measures the temperature with a thermometer.Tatoeba #11036616 by Pineapple, translation #2213434 by Eldad
- Vad är det för temperatur idag?What's the temperature today?
- Det är 15 grader Celsius idag.It is 15 degrees Celsius today.
- Temperaturen ligger på -5 grader Celsius.The temperature is -5 degrees Celsius.
- Det är 30 grader inne.It is 30 degrees indoors.
- Det är 22 grader ute.It is 22 degrees outside.
- Det är väldigt varmt idag.It is very hot today.
- Det är extremt kallt ute.It is extremely cold outside.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Karl and Linnea are checking the weather before going for a walk.
- KarlVad är temperaturen ute?What is the temperature outside?
- LinneaTemperaturen är ganska låg idag.The temperature is quite low today.
- KarlDå får jag ta på mig en jacka.Then I should put on a jacket.
- LinneaJa, det är kallt.Yes, it is cold.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “temperature” translations and entries temperatur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
