Swedish noun

en drivkraft

driving force, impetus/ˈdriːvˌkraft/

Meaning

driving force, impetus

Forms

Forms of drivkraft
Singular, indefiniteen drivkraft
Singular, definitedrivkraften
Plural, indefinitedrivkrafter
Plural, definitedrivkrafterna

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

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Questions

What does drivkraft mean in English?

drivkraft means “driving force, impetus”.

Is it en drivkraft or ett drivkraft?

It is en drivkraft, and “the driving force” is drivkraften.

What is the plural of drivkraft?

The plural of drivkraft is drivkrafter, and the definite plural is drivkrafterna.

Origin

From driva (“operate, run”) + kraft (“force”).

Nearby common words

drivkraft is number 9,889 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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