bekant
bekant as an adjective
Meaning
well-known; known
In Swedish: känd, välkänd
Forms
| Basic form | bekant | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | bekant | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | bekanta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | mer bekant | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | mest bekant | “-est”, “most …” |
bekant as a noun(en bekant)
Meaning
acquaintance; friend
In Swedish: person som man känner (ytligt)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bekant |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bekanta |
| Plural, indefinite | bekanta |
| Plural, definite | bekanta |
bekant is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bekant, den stora bekanta. Check another noun
Practise bekant
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bekant in a sentence
- potatisen är som bekant mycket användbaras we all know, the potato is very much an all-round vegetable
- Är det bekant var familjen Nilsson bor?Do you happen to know where the Nilssons live?
- jag träffade en gammal bekant på gatanI met an old friend of mine in the street
Questions
What does bekant mean in English?
bekant means “well-known, known”.
Is it en bekant or ett bekant?
It is en bekant, and “the acquaintance” is bekanta.
What is the plural of bekant?
The plural of bekant is bekanta, and the definite plural is bekanta.
Origin
Borrowed from German bekannt (“known, acquainted”), from Middle High German bekant, past participle of bekennen (“to know; to make known”).
Nearby common words
bekant is number 1,892 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,888dagens present-day, short for dagens rätt (“the daily special”)
- 1,889hatt hat
- 1,890överlämna deliver, present
- 1,891soffa sofa; settee, couch
- 1,893avstånd distance, space (between)
- 1,894anlita engage
- 1,895plana flatten (out), plane; to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
- 1,896käft jaw
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary