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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en italienska

Italian; language spoken in Italy, a woman from ItalyAlso the plural of italiensk.

Meaning

Italian; language spoken in Italy; a woman from Italy

Forms

Forms of italienska
Singular, indefiniteen italienska
Singular, definiteitalienskan
Plural, indefiniteitalienskor
Plural, definiteitalienskorna

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

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italienska in a sentence

  • Hon är italienska
    She is [a female] Italian [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är italienare" also works.]
  • två italienskor
    two Italian women

Questions

What does italienska mean in English?

italienska means “Italian; language spoken in Italy, a woman from Italy”.

Is it en italienska or ett italienska?

It is en italienska, and “the Italian” is italienskan.

What is the plural of italienska?

The plural of italienska is italienskor, and the definite plural is italienskorna.

Nearby common words

italienska is number 4,009 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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