Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett köp

purchaseAlso the imperative of köpa./ɕøːp/

Meaning

purchase

In Swedish: det att köpa, inköp

Forms

Forms of köp
Singular, indefinite	ett köp
Singular, definite	köpet
Plural, indefinite	köp
Plural, definite	köpen

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

Practise köp

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Is it en köp or ett köp?

köp in a sentence

köp av aktier
purchase of shares

Expressions

på köpet
thrown in
till på köpet
what's more

Words built with köp

impulsköp impulse item
köpekontrakt purchase agreement
bilköp car purchase

Questions

What does köp mean in English?

köp means “purchase”.

Is it en köp or ett köp?

It is ett köp, and “the purchase” is köpet.

What is the plural of köp?

köp doesn't change in the plural: ett köp, två köp (definite: köpen).

Similar words

förvärvhandlainköp

Origin

From Old Swedish kø̄p, deverbal from kø̄pa.

Nearby common words

köp is number 1,897 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,893avstånd distance, space (between)
1,894anlita engage
1,895plana flatten (out), plane; to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
1,896käft jaw
1,898flög flew
1,899givetvis naturally, of course
1,900polare mate, pal
1,901frid peace

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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