Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en handväska

a handbag

Meaning

a handbag

Forms

Forms of handväska
Singular, indefiniteen handväska
Singular, definitehandväskan
Plural, indefinitehandväskor
Plural, definitehandväskorna

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

Practise handväska

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Is it en handväska or ett handväska?

Questions

What does handväska mean in English?

handväska means “a handbag”.

Is it en handväska or ett handväska?

It is en handväska, and “the a handbag” is handväskan.

What is the plural of handväska?

The plural of handväska is handväskor, and the definite plural is handväskorna.

Origin

hand + väska

Nearby common words

handväska is number 4,914 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. Browse the dictionary