Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en make

husband, equal, match/ˈmɑːˌkɛ/

Meaning

husband; equal; match

In Swedish: äkta man

Forms

Forms of make
Singular, indefiniteen make
Singular, definitemaken
Plural, indefinitemakar
Plural, definitemakarna

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

Practise make

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Is it en make or ett make?

make in a sentence

  • Hon hade inte sett sin make på hela dagen.
    She had not seen her husband all day.
  • Makarna hade råkat ta in på samma hotell.
    The man and his wife happened to board at the same hotel.
  • Restaurangen serverade sillrätter jag aldrig sett maken till
    The restaurant served herring dishes I've never seen the likes of
  • Ingen hade sett svärdets make
    Nobody had seen a sword like this

Expressions

  • äkta makar
    a married couple
  • har du hört på maken?
    did you ever hear of such a thing?

Questions

What does make mean in English?

make means “husband, equal”.

Is it en make or ett make?

It is en make, and “the husband” is maken.

What is the plural of make?

The plural of make is makar, and the definite plural is makarna.

Similar words

äkta hälft

Origin

From Old Swedish maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

Nearby common words

make is number 967 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