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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en japanska

Japanese (language), a female Japanese personAlso the plural of japansk./jaˈpɑːnska/

Meaning

Japanese (language); a female Japanese person

Forms

Forms of japanska
Singular, indefiniteen japanska
Singular, definitejapanskan
Plural, indefinitejapanskor
Plural, definitejapanskorna

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

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japanska in a sentence

  • Talar du japanska?
    Do you speak Japanese?
  • Hon är japanska
    She is [a female] Japanese [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är japan" also works.]
  • två japanskor
    two Japanese women

Questions

What does japanska mean in English?

japanska means “Japanese (language), a female Japanese person”.

Is it en japanska or ett japanska?

It is en japanska, and “the Japanese” is japanskan.

What is the plural of japanska?

The plural of japanska is japanskor, and the definite plural is japanskorna.

Nearby common words

japanska is number 3,823 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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