Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en risk

risk

Meaning

risk

In Swedish: möjlighet att något går illa

Forms

Forms of risk
Singular, indefiniteen risk
Singular, definiterisken
Plural, indefiniterisker
Plural, definiteriskerna

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

Practise risk

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Is it en risk or ett risk?

risk in a sentence

  • det är risk att hon inte klarar det
    there is a risk that she will fail
  • du kör på egen risk
    you drive at your own risk
  • Risk för ras!
    Falling rocks!
  • ta risken att försöka
    risk trying
  • du löper ingen risk att bli bortglömd
    you run no risk of being forgotten
  • det är ingen risk
    there is no risk

Words built with risk

  • riskfaktor risk factor
  • riskfylld risky, full of risks

Questions

What does risk mean in English?

risk means “risk”.

Is it en risk or ett risk?

It is en risk, and “the risk” is risken.

What is the plural of risk?

The plural of risk is risker, and the definite plural is riskerna.

Similar words

chansning

Origin

Borrowed from French risque.

Nearby common words

risk is number 1,003 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