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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kanal

channel, canal

Meaning

channel; canal

In Swedish: smal konstgjord vattenväg

Forms

Forms of kanal
Singular, indefiniteen kanal
Singular, definitekanalen
Plural, indefinitekanaler
Plural, definitekanalerna

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

Practise kanal

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Is it en kanal or ett kanal?

kanal in a sentence

  • diplomatiska kanaler
    diplomatic channels
  • hålla diplomatiska kanaler öppna
    keep diplomatic channels open
  • TV4 är en tv-kanal
    TV4 is a television channel
  • Nisse, byt kanal på tv:n
    Nisse, change the channel on the television
  • en YouTube-kanal
    a YouTube channel

Words built with kanal

  • hamnkanal harbour canal
  • TV-kanal TV channel
  • kanalbåt narrow boat

Questions

What does kanal mean in English?

kanal means “channel, canal”.

Is it en kanal or ett kanal?

It is en kanal, and “the channel” is kanalen.

What is the plural of kanal?

The plural of kanal is kanaler, and the definite plural is kanalerna.

Origin

From Latin canalis

Nearby common words

kanal is number 2,216 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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