Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en instinkt

instinct

Meaning

instinct

In Swedish: inre drift som leder till ett visst beteende

Forms

Forms of instinkt
Singular, indefiniteen instinkt
Singular, definiteinstinkten
Plural, indefiniteinstinkter
Plural, definiteinstinkterna

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

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Is it en instinkt or ett instinkt?

Questions

What does instinkt mean in English?

instinkt means “instinct”.

Is it en instinkt or ett instinkt?

It is en instinkt, and “the instinct” is instinkten.

What is the plural of instinkt?

The plural of instinkt is instinkter, and the definite plural is instinkterna.

Nearby common words

instinkt is number 3,041 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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