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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en handel

commerce, trade, business, shop

Meaning

commerce; trade; business; shop

In Swedish: köp och försäljning; köpenskap

Forms

Forms of handel
Singular, indefiniteen handel
Singular, definitehandeln

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

Practise handel

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Is it en handel or ett handel?

handel in a sentence

  • Sveriges handel med Kina har ökat
    Sweden's trade with China has increased
  • frihandel
    free trade
  • kaffehandeln
    the coffee trade
  • bokhandel
    bookstore

Words built with handel

  • utrikeshandel foreign trade
  • detaljhandel retail trade
  • handelsavtal trade agreement
  • handelsbalans balance of trade
  • handelsanställd shop employee
  • blomsterhandel flower shop
  • lanthandel country shop

Questions

What does handel mean in English?

handel means “commerce, trade”.

Is it en handel or ett handel?

It is en handel, and “the commerce” is handeln.

Origin

From Low German handel, ultimately related to hand.

Nearby common words

handel is number 4,601 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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