Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en chock

shock

Meaning

shock

In Swedish: hastigt nedsatt allmäntillstånd (i samband med kroppsskada)

Forms

Forms of chock
Singular, indefiniteen chock
Singular, definitechocken
Plural, indefinitechocker
Plural, definitechockerna

chock is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor chock, den stora chocken. Check another noun

Practise chock

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Is it en chock or ett chock?

chock in a sentence

  • mannen fick en chock när han insåg hur allvarligt läget var
    the man was shocked when he realized how serious the situation was

Words built with chock

  • chocktillstånd state of shock
  • hyreschock drastic rent increase
  • chockartad traumatic, shocking
  • chockhöjning drastic rise

Questions

What does chock mean in English?

chock means “shock”.

Is it en chock or ett chock?

It is en chock, and “the shock” is chocken.

What is the plural of chock?

The plural of chock is chocker, and the definite plural is chockerna.

Origin

From French choc.

Nearby common words

chock is number 2,980 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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