Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett kök

kitchen, stove, cuisine/ɕøːk/

Meaning

kitchen; stove; cuisine

In Swedish: rum där man lagar mat

Forms

Forms of kök
Singular, indefiniteett kök
Singular, definiteköket
Plural, indefinitekök
Plural, definiteköken

kök is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort kök, det stora köket. Check another noun

Practise kök

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Is it en kök or ett kök?

kök in a sentence

  • det italienska köket
    Italian cuisine
  • Jag står i köket och lagar mat
    I am [stand] in the kitchen cooking
  • Ikea-kök
    IKEA kitchen
  • italienska köket
    Italian cuisine
  • fotogenkök
    kerosene stove
  • spritkök
    spirit stove
  • stormkök
    camping [storm] stove

Words built with kök

  • restaurangkök restaurant kitchen
  • köksbord kitchen table
  • spritkök spirit stove
  • gasolkök Calor gas stove

Questions

What does kök mean in English?

kök means “kitchen, stove”.

Is it en kök or ett kök?

It is ett kök, and “the kitchen” is köket.

What is the plural of kök?

kök doesn't change in the plural: ett kök, två kök (definite: köken).

Nearby common words

kök is number 1,261 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