Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en kusin

cousin/kɵˈsiːn/

Meaning

cousin

In Swedish: barn till ens mammas eller pappas syskon

Forms

Forms of kusin
Singular, indefiniteen kusin
Singular, definitekusinen
Plural, indefinitekusiner
Plural, definitekusinerna

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

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Is it en kusin or ett kusin?

Questions

What does kusin mean in English?

kusin means “cousin”.

Is it en kusin or ett kusin?

It is en kusin, and “the cousin” is kusinen.

What is the plural of kusin?

The plural of kusin is kusiner, and the definite plural is kusinerna.

Similar words

tvåmänning

Origin

From French cousin, from Latin consobrinus.

Nearby common words

kusin is number 1,225 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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