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en människa

a human, a human being, man, mankind, humankind/mɛnːɪɧa/

Meaning

a human, a human being; man, mankind, humankind

In Swedish: individ av släktet Homo sapiens; man el. kvinna el. barn

Forms

Forms of människa
Singular, indefiniteen människa
Singular, definitemänniskan
Plural, indefinitemänniskor
Plural, definitemänniskorna

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

Practise människa

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Is it en människa or ett människa?

människa in a sentence

  • den moderna människans situation
    the plight of the modern man
  • äldre människor
    elderly people
  • tre människor skadades vid olyckan
    three persons were injured in the accident
  • människor och djur
    humans and animals
  • Tre människor skadades i olyckan.
    Three people were injured in the accident.
  • Det står en massa människor där borta.
    There's a bunch of people standing over there.
  • Är du en kattmänniska eller en hundmänniska?
    Are you a cat person or a dog person?
  • Jag skulle ljuga om jag sade att jag älskar människorna.
    I would be lying if I said that I love mankind [the humans].

Words built with människa

  • människovärde human dignity
  • medmänniska fellow creature
  • människoliv human life
  • människokropp human body

Questions

What does människa mean in English?

människa means “a human, a human being, man, mankind, humankind”.

Is it en människa or ett människa?

It is en människa, and “the a human” is människan.

What is the plural of människa?

The plural of människa is människor, and the definite plural is människorna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish mænniskia, from Old Saxon mennisko, from the weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.

Nearby common words

människa is number 225 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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