Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en läxa

homework

Meaning

homework

In Swedish: hemuppgift

Forms

Forms of läxa
Singular, indefiniteen läxa
Singular, definiteläxan
Plural, indefiniteläxor
Plural, definiteläxorna

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

Practise läxa

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Is it en läxa or ett läxa?

läxa in a sentence

  • att lära sig en läxa
    to learn a lesson

Expressions

  • ge någon en läxa
    teach sby a lesson

Words built with läxa

  • hemläxa homework
  • läxförhör test on the homework

Questions

What does läxa mean in English?

läxa means “homework”.

Is it en läxa or ett läxa?

It is en läxa, and “the homework” is läxan.

What is the plural of läxa?

The plural of läxa is läxor, and the definite plural is läxorna.

Similar words

hemuppgift

Origin

From Middle Low German lexe, from Old Saxon lekzia, from Latin lectio.

Nearby common words

läxa is number 1,729 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