Swedish noun

en kat

khat (a shrub, including when used as a recreational drug)

Meaning

khat (a shrub, including when used as a recreational drug)

Forms

Forms of kat
Singular, indefiniteen kat
Singular, definitekaten

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

Practise kat

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Is it en kat or ett kat?

Questions

What does kat mean in English?

kat means “khat (a shrub, including when used as a recreational drug)”.

Is it en kat or ett kat?

It is en kat, and “the khat” is katen.

Nearby common words

kat is number 5,240 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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