ett kärl
Meaning
vessel
In Swedish: (flyttbar) mindre behållare (för hushållsbruk)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett kärl |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kärlet |
| Plural, indefinite | kärl |
| Plural, definite | kärlen |
kärl is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort kärl, det stora kärlet. Check another noun
Practise kärl
1 / 2Is it en kärl or ett kärl?
Words built with kärl
- kokkärl pot
- förvaringskärl container
- blodkärl blood vessel
Questions
What does kärl mean in English?
kärl means “vessel”.
Is it en kärl or ett kärl?
It is ett kärl, and “the vessel” is kärlet.
What is the plural of kärl?
kärl doesn't change in the plural: ett kärl, två kärl (definite: kärlen).
Similar words
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish käril, from Old Norse kerald (“container”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą.
Nearby common words
kärl is number 6,790 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,786kiss A sound made to attract a cat; "Here, kitty, kitty!"
- 6,787falk falcon, hawk
- 6,788fasad façade, front
- 6,789kvarstå remain
- 6,792mittemot opposite, opposite, facing
- 6,793rymning escape
- 6,794snarka snore
- 6,795krigsrätt laws of war (a branch of international law, regulating warfare), martial law (the laws that apply during war)
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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