Swedish noun

en medkänsla

compassion

Meaning

compassion

Forms

Forms of medkänsla
Singular, indefinite	en medkänsla
Singular, definite	medkänslan

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

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Is it en medkänsla or ett medkänsla?

Questions

What does medkänsla mean in English?

medkänsla means “compassion”.

Is it en medkänsla or ett medkänsla?

It is en medkänsla, and “the compassion” is medkänslan.

Origin

med (“with”) + känsla (“feeling”)

Nearby common words

medkänsla is number 5,149 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,145släkte species, family
5,146psykisk psychic, mental
5,147vårdnad custody, custody of a child
5,148ångest anxiety, fear
5,150skanna alternative spelling of scanna
5,151fullmakt power of attorney, authorization
5,152fänrik second lieutenant
5,153tvåa second, two

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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