Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en krok

hook

Meaning

hook

In Swedish: krökt metallföremål som används att gripa el. hänga upp något

Forms

Forms of krok
Singular, indefiniteen krok
Singular, definitekroken
Plural, indefinitekrokar
Plural, definitekrokarna

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

Practise krok

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Is it en krok or ett krok?

krok in a sentence

  • vägen går i stora krokar
    the road proceeds in wide curves
  • sätta mask på kroken
    bait one's hook

Expressions

  • få någon på kroken
    hook sby

Words built with krok

  • klädkrok clothes hook

Questions

What does krok mean in English?

krok means “hook”.

Is it en krok or ett krok?

It is en krok, and “the hook” is kroken.

What is the plural of krok?

The plural of krok is krokar, and the definite plural is krokarna.

Similar words

hakeböjhängare

Origin

From Old Swedish krōker, from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

Nearby common words

krok is number 3,319 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,315spana be on the look-out (for), search (for)
  • 3,316paketet package
  • 3,317kola kick the bucket
  • 3,318rid affective state of mind, while (indeterminate amount of time)
  • 3,320november November
  • 3,321återstå remain
  • 3,322organ organ, body
  • 3,323täck pretty, beautiful
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