en känga
Meaning
boot
In Swedish: en sorts sko med skaft
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en känga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kängan |
| Plural, indefinite | kängor |
| Plural, definite | kängorna |
känga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor känga, den stora kängan. Check another noun
Practise känga
1 / 2Is it en känga or ett känga?
känga in a sentence
- kängor med stålhättasteel-toed boots
- snöra kängornalace one's boots
- ge någon en kängatake a swipe at someone
- få sig en kängareceive a swipe
Expressions
- ge någon en kängahave a dig at sby
Questions
What does känga mean in English?
känga means “boot”.
Is it en känga or ett känga?
It is en känga, and “the boot” is kängan.
What is the plural of känga?
The plural of känga is kängor, and the definite plural is kängorna.
Origin
Borrowed from Finnish kenkä, from Proto-Finnic *kenkä.
Nearby common words
känga is number 6,227 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,223stadium stage
- 6,224destination destination
- 6,225spräcka split, crack
- 6,226utbyta exchange
- 6,228manöver manoeuvre, manoeuver (US)
- 6,229radie radius
- 6,230roder rudder
- 6,231dussintals dozens, dozen
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary