Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en kraft

strength, power, force

Meaning

strength; power; force

In Swedish: styrka, energi

Forms

Forms of kraft
Singular, indefiniteen kraft
Singular, definitekraften
Plural, indefinitekrafter
Plural, definitekrafterna

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

Practise kraft

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Is it en kraft or ett kraft?

kraft in a sentence

  • ha kraft att opponera sig
    have it in one to object
  • konservativa krafter
    conservative forces
  • en betydande kraft inom företaget
    a person of substantial influence in the company
  • laga kraft
    legal force
  • Han kastade bollen med stor kraft
    He threw the ball with great force

Expressions

  • (kämpa) av alla krafter
    (struggle) with all one's might
  • träda i kraft
    go into force

Words built with kraft

  • kraftfull powerful
  • motståndskraft resistance
  • vattenkraft hydroelectric power
  • handlingskraft power to act

Questions

What does kraft mean in English?

kraft means “strength, power”.

Is it en kraft or ett kraft?

It is en kraft, and “the strength” is kraften.

What is the plural of kraft?

The plural of kraft is krafter, and the definite plural is krafterna.

Similar words

forcestyrka

Origin

From Old Swedish krapter, from Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.

Nearby common words

kraft is number 708 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