Swedish noun

en kråka

crow

Meaning

crow

In Swedish: fågeln Corvus cornix

Forms

Forms of kråka
Singular, indefiniteen kråka
Singular, definitekråkan
Plural, indefinitekråkor
Plural, definitekråkorna

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

Practise kråka

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Is it en kråka or ett kråka?

kråka in a sentence

  • sätta en kråka på pappret
    put a check mark / signature / etc. on the paper

Expressions

  • sätta en kråka ("ett märke") (i marginalen)
    put a tick ("a symbol") (in the margin)

Questions

What does kråka mean in English?

kråka means “crow”.

Is it en kråka or ett kråka?

It is en kråka, and “the crow” is kråkan.

What is the plural of kråka?

The plural of kråka is kråkor, and the definite plural is kråkorna.

Origin

From Old Swedish krāka, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, a derivative of *krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Nearby common words

kråka is number 6,085 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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