Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ilska

anger

Meaning

anger

In Swedish: uppretad sinnesstämning, vrede

Forms

Forms of ilska
Singular, indefiniteen ilska
Singular, definiteilskan

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

Practise ilska

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Is it en ilska or ett ilska?

Questions

What does ilska mean in English?

ilska means “anger”.

Is it en ilska or ett ilska?

It is en ilska, and “the anger” is ilskan.

Similar words

aggressionvrede

Nearby common words

ilska is number 2,401 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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