en bänk
Meaning
bench
In Swedish: sittmöbel med plats för flera människor bredvid varandra
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bänk |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bänken |
| Plural, indefinite | bänkar |
| Plural, definite | bänkarna |
bänk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bänk, den stora bänken. Check another noun
Practise bänk
1 / 2Is it en bänk or ett bänk?
bänk in a sentence
- första bänk på teaternthe first row of the auditorium
Words built with bänk
- parkbänk park bench
Questions
What does bänk mean in English?
bänk means “bench”.
Is it en bänk or ett bänk?
It is en bänk, and “the bench” is bänken.
What is the plural of bänk?
The plural of bänk is bänkar, and the definite plural is bänkarna.
Similar words
långpall
Origin
From Old Swedish bænker, from (East) Old Norse *benkr (cf.
Nearby common words
bänk is number 5,124 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,120sherry sherry
- 5,121sorgsen sad, sorrowful
- 5,122nödvändigtvis necessarily
- 5,123pyjamas pyjamas
- 5,125länka to link
- 5,126identisk identical
- 5,127institution institution, faculty
- 5,128undanhålla withhold
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