Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kunskap

knowledge

Meaning

knowledge

In Swedish: vetande, lärdom

Forms

Forms of kunskap
Singular, indefiniteen kunskap
Singular, definitekunskapen
Plural, indefinitekunskaper
Plural, definitekunskaperna

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

Practise kunskap

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Is it en kunskap or ett kunskap?

kunskap in a sentence

  • ha grundliga kunskaper i ett ämne
    have basic knowledge of a subject

Words built with kunskap

  • kunskapstörst thirst for knowledge
  • ordkunskap lexicology
  • sakkunskap expert knowledge

Questions

What does kunskap mean in English?

kunskap means “knowledge”.

Is it en kunskap or ett kunskap?

It is en kunskap, and “the knowledge” is kunskapen.

What is the plural of kunskap?

The plural of kunskap is kunskaper, and the definite plural is kunskaperna.

Similar words

vetskapkännedom

Origin

From Old Swedish kunskaper, from Middle Low German kuntschap, from kunt (“known”) suffixed with -schap.

Nearby common words

kunskap is number 2,145 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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