enkel
Meaning
easy; simple; single
In Swedish: lätt att förstå, okomplicerad
Forms
| Basic form | enkel | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | enkelt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | enkla | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | enklare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | enklast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise enkel
1 / 1What does enkel mean?
enkel in a sentence
- ge en enkel förklaringgive a simple explanation
- enkla vanorsimple habits
- en fattig och enkel flickaa poor and simple girl
- enkel biljettsingle ticket, (one-way ticket)
- Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkeltLearning a foreign language isn't always easy
- en enkel uppgifta simple task
- Vi vill göra det enklare att resa med tågWe want to make it easier to travel by train
- en båt med en enkel konstruktiona boat with a simple construction
Expressions
- en enkel matchan easy match, a walkover
- (jag var) helt enkelt ("rätt och slätt") (rädd)I was) quite simply (afraid
Words built with enkel
- enkelrum single room
Questions
What does enkel mean in English?
enkel means “easy, simple”.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish enkil, from Middle Low German enkel, from Proto-Germanic *ainkila-, equivalent to en (“one”) + -el.
Nearby common words
enkel is number 1,054 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

