en bok
Meaning
book; beech
In Swedish: lövträdet Fagus silvatica
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bok |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | boken |
| Plural, indefinite | böcker |
| Plural, definite | böckerna |
bok is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bok, den stora boken. Check another noun
Practise bok
1 / 2Is it en bok or ett bok?
bok in a sentence
- läsa en bokread a book
- skriva en bokwrite a book
- bläddra i en bokflip/leaf through a book, (sometimes, by implication) browse through a book
Words built with bok
- bokskog beech wood
- barnbok children's book
- bokhandel bookshop
- bokanmälan book review
- bokbinderi bookbinder's
- bokmarknad book fair
- bokmärke bookmark
- bokförlag publishing house
- bokkafé literary café
- bokklubb book club
Questions
What does bok mean in English?
bok means “book, beech”.
Is it en bok or ett bok?
It is en bok, and “the book” is boken.
What is the plural of bok?
The plural of bok is böcker, and the definite plural is böckerna.
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish words for now, today, tomorrowComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish possessives: min and mittComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Talking about the future with skaComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish object pronouns: honom and henneComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Basic Swedish greetings and farewellsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish reflexive pronouns: mig, dig, sigComplete Swedish – Season 1
Origin
From Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, of uncertain origin but usually connected to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵ- (“beech”) or Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to allot”).
Nearby common words
bok is number 647 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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