Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett märke

mark, trace, trademark, brand

Meaning

mark; trace; trademark; brand; make

In Swedish: (igenkännings)tecken

Forms

Forms of märke
Singular, indefiniteett märke
Singular, definitemärket
Plural, indefinitemärken
Plural, definitemärkena

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

Practise märke

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Is it en märke or ett märke?

märke in a sentence

  • på rutan fanns tydliga märken efter fingrar
    there were finger marks all over the window
  • ett märke i pannan
    a mark on the forehead
  • en bil av märket Daimler
    a motorcar made by Daimler
  • Jag har ett märke på armen
    I have a mark on my arm
  • märkesglasögon
    brand name glasses

Expressions

  • lägga märke till
    notice

Words built with märke

  • minnesmärke memorial, monument
  • sjömärke navigation mark
  • vägmärke road sign
  • blåmärke bruise
  • födelsemärke birthmark
  • bilmärke make
  • märkeskläder brand-name clothing
  • märkesvara brand name (proprietary) goods

Questions

What does märke mean in English?

märke means “mark, trace”.

Is it en märke or ett märke?

It is ett märke, and “the mark” is märket.

What is the plural of märke?

The plural of märke is märken, and the definite plural is märkena.

Similar words

emblemsymbolbeteckning

Origin

From Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).

Nearby common words

märke is number 1,586 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