en pannkaka
Meaning
a pancake (thin batter cake); a flop, a fiasco (total failure)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en pannkaka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | pannkakan |
| Plural, indefinite | pannkakor |
| Plural, definite | pannkakorna |
pannkaka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pannkaka, den stora pannkakan. Check another noun
Practise pannkaka
1 / 2Is it en pannkaka or ett pannkaka?
pannkaka in a sentence
- pannkakor med sylt och gräddepancakes with jam and cream
- Det blev pannkaka av alltihopIt all went to pot [was a total failure]
Questions
What does pannkaka mean in English?
pannkaka means “a pancake (thin batter cake), a flop, a fiasco (total failure)”.
Is it en pannkaka or ett pannkaka?
It is en pannkaka, and “the a pancake” is pannkakan.
What is the plural of pannkaka?
The plural of pannkaka is pannkakor, and the definite plural is pannkakorna.
Origin
panna + kaka.
Nearby common words
pannkaka is number 5,157 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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