Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en karantän

quarantine

Meaning

quarantine

In Swedish: isolering av människor el. djur (för att förhindra smitta etc)

Forms

Forms of karantän
Singular, indefiniteen karantän
Singular, definitekarantänen
Plural, indefinitekarantäner
Plural, definitekarantänerna

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

Practise karantän

1 / 2

Is it en karantän or ett karantän?

Questions

What does karantän mean in English?

karantän means “quarantine”.

Is it en karantän or ett karantän?

It is en karantän, and “the quarantine” is karantänen.

What is the plural of karantän?

The plural of karantän is karantäner, and the definite plural is karantänerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French quarantaine.

Nearby common words

karantän is number 4,475 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

Start today, free

Learn karantän in real Swedish, free

Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like karantän to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.

  • Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
  • Synced transcript with English translations
  • 7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
  • Members get the latest season and every new course

Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary