Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kultur

culture, agriculture

Meaning

culture; agriculture

In Swedish: människors sätt att leva i ett visst samhälle

Forms

Forms of kultur
Singular, indefiniteen kultur
Singular, definitekulturen
Plural, indefinitekulturer
Plural, definitekulturerna

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

Practise kultur

1 / 2

Is it en kultur or ett kultur?

kultur in a sentence

  • den västerländska kulturen
    Western culture
  • vikingatidens kultur
    culture of the Viking Age

Words built with kultur

  • finkultur high culture
  • kulturliv cultural life
  • kulturarbetare cultural worker
  • kulturpolitik cultural policy
  • bakteriekultur bacterial culture
  • kulturlandskap cultivated land

Questions

What does kultur mean in English?

kultur means “culture, agriculture”.

Is it en kultur or ett kultur?

It is en kultur, and “the culture” is kulturen.

What is the plural of kultur?

The plural of kultur is kulturer, and the definite plural is kulturerna.

Origin

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“to cultivate, nurture”).

Nearby common words

kultur is number 2,756 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

Start today, free

Learn kultur in real Swedish, free

Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like kultur to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.

  • Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
  • Synced transcript with English translations
  • 7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
  • Members get the latest season and every new course

Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary