Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en kontakt

contact, socket, [electrical] outlet, extension

Meaning

contact; socket; [electrical] outlet; extension; power-plug

In Swedish: förbindelse

Forms

Forms of kontakt
Singular, indefiniteen kontakt
Singular, definitekontakten
Plural, indefinitekontakter
Plural, definitekontakterna

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

Practise kontakt

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Is it en kontakt or ett kontakt?

kontakt in a sentence

  • ha goda kontakter
    have good connections
  • kontakten mellan hem och skola
    contacts between families and schools
  • Jag har varit i kontakt med företaget
    I have been in contact with the company
  • Jag tog kontakt med Margit
    I got in touch [took contact] with Margit
  • Jag får inte kontakt med routern
    I can't connect to [do not get contact with] the router
  • Mässan är ett utmärkt tillfälle att knyta kontakter med arbetsgivare
    The fair is an excellent opportunity to make ["tie" – idiomatic] contacts with employers
  • Stoppa i kontakten i vägguttaget
    Insert the plug into the wall socket
  • usb-kontakt
    USB connector

Expressions

  • ta kontakt ("sätta sig i förbindelse") med
    get in touch ("establish a contact") with

Words built with kontakt

  • direktkontakt direct contact
  • kontaktlös distant
  • elkontakt electrical outlet

Questions

What does kontakt mean in English?

kontakt means “contact, socket”.

Is it en kontakt or ett kontakt?

It is en kontakt, and “the contact” is kontakten.

What is the plural of kontakt?

The plural of kontakt is kontakter, and the definite plural is kontakterna.

Nearby common words

kontakt is number 791 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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