UrsprungFrom Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German plātze, from Old French place, from Latin platea.
- common-genderplace; any geographical position a little larger than just a point, such as a village, city or just a "nowhere"
- common-gendera seat; such as in a bus or in a theater
“Ursäkta, är den här platsen upptagen?” — Excuse me, but is this seat occupied?
- common-gender, uncountableroom; space
“Hur mycket plats behövs på hårddisken?” — How much space is needed on the hard drive?
“För att lägga ett stort pussel behövs mycket plats” — To lay a large jigsaw puzzle, you need a lot of space
- common-gendera position; such as allowing you to play in a (competing) sports team, or take a university course
“Den kurs jag helst ville gå hade bara tio platser” — The course I'd preferred only allowed ten students
- common-gendera position in a ranking
“Han ligger på sjundeplats” — He's in seventh place
Formerplats(indefinite, nominative, singular) · plats(genitive, indefinite, singular) · platsen(definite, nominative, singular) · platsens(definite, genitive, singular) · platser(indefinite, nominative, plural) · platsers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · platserna(definite, nominative, plural) · platsernas(definite, genitive, plural)