Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en skurk

scoundrel, bad guy, villain/ˈskɵrk/

Meaning

scoundrel; bad guy; villain

In Swedish: kriminell person, bedragare

Forms

Forms of skurk
Singular, indefiniteen skurk
Singular, definiteskurken
Plural, indefiniteskurkar
Plural, definiteskurkarna

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

Practise skurk

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Is it en skurk or ett skurk?

skurk in a sentence

  • Jag är ingen skurk
    I am not a crook
  • småskurkar
    small-time crooks
  • Polisen fångade några skurkar idag
    The police caught some bad guys today
  • skurkgalleri
    gallery of rogues

Questions

What does skurk mean in English?

skurk means “scoundrel, bad guy”.

Is it en skurk or ett skurk?

It is en skurk, and “the scoundrel” is skurken.

What is the plural of skurk?

The plural of skurk is skurkar, and the definite plural is skurkarna.

Similar words

advokatbovbrottslingbanditbusegangsterligistmissdådare

Nearby common words

skurk is number 1,815 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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