Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en handduk

a towel (cloth for drying)

Meaning

a towel (cloth for drying)

Forms

Forms of handduk
Singular, indefiniteen handduk
Singular, definitehandduken
Plural, indefinitehanddukar
Plural, definitehanddukarna

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

Practise handduk

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Is it en handduk or ett handduk?

Questions

What does handduk mean in English?

handduk means “a towel (cloth for drying)”.

Is it en handduk or ett handduk?

It is en handduk, and “the a towel” is handduken.

What is the plural of handduk?

The plural of handduk is handdukar, and the definite plural is handdukarna.

Origin

hand + duk

Nearby common words

handduk is number 3,311 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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