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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en korg

basket, wicker/kɔrj/

Meaning

basket; wicker

In Swedish: flätad behållare att bära saker i

Forms

Forms of korg
Singular, indefiniteen korg
Singular, definitekorgen
Plural, indefinitekorgar
Plural, definitekorgarna

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

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Is it en korg or ett korg?

korg in a sentence

  • en korg med äpplen
    a basket of apples

Words built with korg

  • papperskorg wastepaper basket
  • svampkorg basket for carrying mushrooms
  • korgstol wicker chair

Questions

What does korg mean in English?

korg means “basket, wicker”.

Is it en korg or ett korg?

It is en korg, and “the basket” is korgen.

What is the plural of korg?

The plural of korg is korgar, and the definite plural is korgarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish korgher, from Old Norse kǫrf, karfa, from Middle Low German korf, from Old Saxon *korf, from Proto-West Germanic *korb.

Nearby common words

korg is number 4,440 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,436hjälplös helpless
  • 4,437intim intimate
  • 4,438målad painted
  • 4,439fredlig peaceable, peaceful
  • 4,441taktik tactic
  • 4,442bekänna confess, admit
  • 4,443tidsfråga a matter of time, a question of time.
  • 4,444utsvulten starving, famished (extremely or (often, through hyperbole) very hungry (due to not having eaten for a long time), sometimes figuratively)
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