Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en kurs

course, rate, class

Meaning

course; rate; class

In Swedish: riktning; riktlinje

Forms

Forms of kurs
Singular, indefiniteen kurs
Singular, definitekursen
Plural, indefinitekurser
Plural, definitekurserna

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

Practise kurs

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Is it en kurs or ett kurs?

kurs in a sentence

  • hålla en rak kurs
    keep a straight course
  • Jag gick en kurs i spanska.
    I took a course in Spanish.
  • Vi får lägga om kurs om vi inte ska gå på grund.
    We'll have to change course if we don't want to run aground.

Words built with kurs

  • kursstegring rise in a price
  • kursfall fall in a price
  • aktiekurs share price
  • kursgård residential study centre, conference centre
  • kvällskurs evening class
  • kursdeltagare course participant
  • studiekurs study course

Questions

What does kurs mean in English?

kurs means “course, rate”.

Is it en kurs or ett kurs?

It is en kurs, and “the course” is kursen.

What is the plural of kurs?

The plural of kurs is kurser, and the definite plural is kurserna.

Similar words

riktning

Origin

Ultimately from Latin cursus.

Nearby common words

kurs is number 1,585 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