Swedish noun

en kritik

criticism, critique

Meaning

criticism; critique

In Swedish: angrepp (på någon) genom att peka ut fel

Forms

Forms of kritik
Singular, indefinite	en kritik
Singular, definite	kritiken

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

Practise kritik

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Is it en kritik or ett kritik?

kritik in a sentence

rikta skarp kritik mot något (el. någon)
criticize sth. (or sby) sharply
filmen fick dålig/god kritik
the film received bad/good reviews
få bra kritik
Receive good reviews, etc.

Words built with kritik

samhällskritik social criticism

Questions

What does kritik mean in English?

kritik means “criticism, critique”.

Is it en kritik or ett kritik?

It is en kritik, and “the criticism” is kritiken.

Similar words

riskomplimang

Origin

Borrowed from French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

Nearby common words

kritik is number 5,452 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,448råkas to meet (of two or more people)
5,449komplex complex
5,450bakre back, behind
5,451kast throw, pitch
5,453terrorism terrorism
5,454gräv Digg
5,455mexikanska female Mexican, a woman from Mexico
5,456invecklad intricate, complex

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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