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Swedish noun

en kartong

cardboard (box)

Meaning

cardboard (box)

In Swedish: (låda av) papp el. styvt papper

Forms

Forms of kartong
Singular, indefiniteen kartong
Singular, definitekartongen
Plural, indefinitekartonger
Plural, definitekartongerna

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

Practise kartong

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Is it en kartong or ett kartong?

kartong in a sentence

  • kartongåtervinning
    cardboard recycling
  • pizzakartong
    pizza box
  • flyttkartong
    moving box (made of cardboard)
  • mjölkkartong
    milk carton
  • äggkartong
    egg carton

Words built with kartong

  • tårtkartong cake carton

Questions

What does kartong mean in English?

kartong means “cardboard (box)”.

Is it en kartong or ett kartong?

It is en kartong, and “the cardboard” is kartongen.

What is the plural of kartong?

The plural of kartong is kartonger, and the definite plural is kartongerna.

Similar words

lådapapper

Origin

Borrowed from French carton (“cardboard”).

Nearby common words

kartong is number 6,393 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,389konsult consultant
  • 6,390lärjunge pupil, disciple
  • 6,391svensexa a bachelor party, a stag party, a stag night
  • 6,392husbil a motorhome, a camper, an RV (large motor vehicle designed to be lived in)
  • 6,394snara snare, trap
  • 6,395kläm a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation, energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm
  • 6,396dygd virtue, chastity
  • 6,397eko echo
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