Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett språk

language/sproːk/

Meaning

language

In Swedish: (människans) sätt att meddela sig (genom tal och skrift)

Forms

Forms of språk
Singular, indefiniteett språk
Singular, definitespråket
Plural, indefinitespråk
Plural, definitespråken

språk is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort språk, det stora språket. Check another noun

Practise språk

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Is it en språk or ett språk?

språk in a sentence

  • siffrorna talade sitt tydliga språk
    the figures spoke for themselves
  • främmande språk
    foreign languages
  • svenska är ett språk
    Swedish is a language
  • författarens vackra språk
    the beautiful language of the author

Words built with språk

  • språkbruk language use, linguistic usage
  • språkkunskap knowledge of languages, linguistics
  • bildspråk pictorial language, imagery, metaphor
  • maktspråk dictatorial language
  • fackspråk technical language, terminology, jargon

Questions

What does språk mean in English?

språk means “language”.

Is it en språk or ett språk?

It is ett språk, and “the language” is språket.

What is the plural of språk?

språk doesn't change in the plural: ett språk, två språk (definite: språken).

Similar words

tungomål

Origin

From Old Swedish sprāk, borrowed from Middle Low German sprāke, from Old Saxon sprāka.

Nearby common words

språk is number 1,535 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