Swedish noun

en karate

karate/ka²rɑːtɛ/

Meaning

karate

In Swedish: en japansk kampsport

Forms

Forms of karate
Singular, indefiniteen karate
Singular, definitekaraten

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

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Is it en karate or ett karate?

karate in a sentence

  • Se upp, han kan karate!
    Watch out, he knows karate!
  • en karatespark
    a karate kick

Words built with karate

  • karateslag karate chop

Questions

What does karate mean in English?

karate means “karate”.

Is it en karate or ett karate?

It is en karate, and “the karate” is karaten.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate), from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tōdī).

Nearby common words

karate is number 6,052 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,048givakt attention
  • 6,049bevakad watched, guarded, to be signalized; to have traffic light or police officer (that controlls traffic flow)
  • 6,050slagits fought
  • 6,051herrskap master and mistress, Mr. and Mrs.
  • 6,053stamma be descended from, come of
  • 6,054ändamål purpose, end
  • 6,055halleluja hallelujah
  • 6,056football American football
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary