Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett budskap

message, announcement

Meaning

message; announcement

In Swedish: meddelande, underrättelse

Forms

Forms of budskap
Singular, indefinite	ett budskap
Singular, definite	budskapet
Plural, indefinite	budskap
Plural, definite	budskapen

budskap is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort budskap, det stora budskapet. Check another noun

Practise budskap

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Is it en budskap or ett budskap?

budskap in a sentence

mediet är budskapet
the medium is the message

Questions

What does budskap mean in English?

budskap means “message, announcement”.

Is it en budskap or ett budskap?

It is ett budskap, and “the message” is budskapet.

What is the plural of budskap?

budskap doesn't change in the plural: ett budskap, två budskap (definite: budskapen).

Origin

From Old Norse boðskapr.

Nearby common words

budskap is number 2,667 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,663duka lay, (set (US)) the table
2,664mången many a, many, many people
2,665lojal loyal
2,666anställd employed
2,668överenskommelse an agreement, a contract
2,669skjutsa take, give a lift
2,670kedja chain
2,671naturen nature (the natural environment taken as a whole)

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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