Swedish noun

en kruka

pot/ˈkrʉːˌka/

Meaning

pot

In Swedish: högt och bukigt kärl (av lergods)

Forms

Forms of kruka
Singular, indefiniteen kruka
Singular, definitekrukan
Plural, indefinitekrukor
Plural, definitekrukorna

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

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Is it en kruka or ett kruka?

kruka in a sentence

  • plantera en växt i en kruka
    plant a plant in a pot

Words built with kruka

  • krukskärva shard
  • blomkruka flowerpot

Questions

What does kruka mean in English?

kruka means “pot”.

Is it en kruka or ett kruka?

It is en kruka, and “the pot” is krukan.

What is the plural of kruka?

The plural of kruka is krukor, and the definite plural is krukorna.

Origin

Borrowing from Middle Low German krûke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-West Germanic *krūkā (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin.

Nearby common words

kruka is number 8,288 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,284hut dog command for calling off and silencing (driving) dogs en pursuit, respect, good manners (how to behave), (ability to feel appropriate) shame
  • 8,285hypotes hypothesis
  • 8,286inredning equipment, furnishing
  • 8,287kanot canoe
  • 8,289otalt unresolved (about conflict)
  • 8,290propaganda propaganda, publicity
  • 8,291solstråle a sunbeam, a ray of sunlight, a very happy and positive person (usually a child) whose happiness seems to be contagious
  • 8,292uppblåst blown-up
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