Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en sake

saké (rice wine)

Meaning

saké (rice wine)

Forms

Forms of sake
Singular, indefiniteen sake
Singular, definitesaken

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

Practise sake

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Is it en sake or ett sake?

Questions

What does sake mean in English?

sake means “saké (rice wine)”.

Is it en sake or ett sake?

It is en sake, and “the saké” is saken.

Nearby common words

sake is number 1,409 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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