en kran
Meaning
tap; crane
In Swedish: anordning för reglering av rörledning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kran |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kranen |
| Plural, indefinite | kranar |
| Plural, definite | kranarna |
kran is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kran, den stora kranen. Check another noun
Practise kran
1 / 2Is it en kran or ett kran?
Words built with kran
- vattenkran tap
- lyftkran crane
- kranförare crane operator
Questions
What does kran mean in English?
kran means “tap, crane”.
Is it en kran or ett kran?
It is en kran, and “the tap” is kranen.
What is the plural of kran?
The plural of kran is kranar, and the definite plural is kranarna.
Origin
From Middle Low German kran, from krane (“crane”), from Old Saxon *krano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.
Nearby common words
kran is number 5,820 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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