ett handikapp
Meaning
disability; handicap
In Swedish: kroppsligt eller själsligt fel hos en människa som utgör hinder för ett normalt liv
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett handikapp |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | handikappet |
| Plural, indefinite | handikapp |
| Plural, definite | handikappen |
handikapp is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort handikapp, det stora handikappet. Check another noun
Practise handikapp
1 / 2Is it en handikapp or ett handikapp?
handikapp in a sentence
- hans dåliga språkkunskaper är ett handikapphis poor command of the language is a real handicap
- socialt handikappsocial handicap
Words built with handikapp
- handikappanpassad modified for use by a disabled person
- handikappvänlig suitable for the disabled
- handikapplägenhet flat designed or modified for the disabled
- synhandikapp visual impairment
Questions
What does handikapp mean in English?
handikapp means “disability, handicap”.
Is it en handikapp or ett handikapp?
It is ett handikapp, and “the disability” is handikappet.
What is the plural of handikapp?
handikapp doesn't change in the plural: ett handikapp, två handikapp (definite: handikappen).
Similar words
lyte
Origin
Borrowed from English handicap, from hand-in-cap.
Nearby common words
handikapp is number 9,157 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,153ene one; masculine definite of en
- 9,154hangarfartyg aircraft carrier (warship for launching aircraft)
- 9,155böld abscess, boil
- 9,156gips plaster
- 9,158maskot mascot
- 9,159påträffa find
- 9,160seminarium seminar
- 9,161sextio sixty; the number 60
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