Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en kamp

struggle, fight

Meaning

struggle; fight

In Swedish: tillstånd där två parter använder våld mot varandra

Forms

Forms of kamp
Singular, indefiniteen kamp
Singular, definitekampen
Plural, indefinitekamper
Plural, definitekamperna

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

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kamp in a sentence

  • kampen mot inflationen
    the fight against inflation
  • kampen för tillvaron
    the struggle for survival
  • kampen om väljarna
    the scramble for voters
  • en jämn och hård kamp mellan två lag
    a close and tough fight between two teams
  • riddarens kamp mot draken
    the knight's fight against the dragon
  • en väpnad kamp
    an armed struggle
  • deras långa kamp för rättvisa
    their long struggle for justice
  • Att ta sig upp för den branta backen var en riktig kamp
    Getting up the steep hill was a real struggle

Words built with kamp

  • kampvilja determination to fight
  • landskamp international

Questions

What does kamp mean in English?

kamp means “struggle, fight”.

Is it en kamp or ett kamp?

It is en kamp, and “the struggle” is kampen.

What is the plural of kamp?

The plural of kamp is kamper, and the definite plural is kamperna.

Similar words

strid

Origin

From Low German kempe, from Middle Low German kamp, from Latin campus (“battlefield”).

Nearby common words

kamp is number 1,833 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary