Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en läsk

soft drink/lɛsk/

Meaning

soft drink

In Swedish: (söt) kolsyrad dryck

Forms

Forms of läsk
Singular, indefiniteen läsk
Singular, definiteläsken
Plural, indefiniteläsk
Plural, definiteläsken

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

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läsk in a sentence

  • Inget går upp mot en kall läsk en varm sommardag.
    Nothing beats a cold soda on a hot summer day.
  • Beställ en läsk åt mig, tack.
    Order me a soda, please.

Questions

What does läsk mean in English?

läsk means “soft drink”.

Is it en läsk or ett läsk?

It is en läsk, and “the soft drink” is läsken.

What is the plural of läsk?

läsk doesn't change in the plural: en läsk, två läsk (definite: läsken).

Similar words

lemonadläskeblask

Origin

Clipping of läskedryck (“soft drink”), from läska (“to quench one's thirst”) + dryck (“drink”).

Nearby common words

läsk is number 3,841 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. Browse the dictionary