en kråka
Meaning
crow
In Swedish: fågeln Corvus cornix
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kråka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kråkan |
| Plural, indefinite | kråkor |
| Plural, definite | kråkorna |
kråka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kråka, den stora kråkan. Check another noun
Practise kråka
1 / 2Is it en kråka or ett kråka?
kråka in a sentence
- sätta en kråka på pappretput a check mark / signature / etc. on the paper
Expressions
- sätta en kråka ("ett märke") (i marginalen)put a tick ("a symbol") (in the margin)
Questions
What does kråka mean in English?
kråka means “crow”.
Is it en kråka or ett kråka?
It is en kråka, and “the crow” is kråkan.
What is the plural of kråka?
The plural of kråka is kråkor, and the definite plural is kråkorna.
Origin
From Old Swedish krāka, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, a derivative of *krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Nearby common words
kråka is number 6,085 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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