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Swedish interjection · noun· top 500 most common

tänk

Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.Also the imperative of tänka.

tänk as an interjection

Meaning

Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.

tänk as a noun(ett tänk)

Meaning

(way of) thinking

Forms

Forms of tänk
Singular, indefiniteett tänk
Singular, definitetänket

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

Practise tänk

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What does tänk mean?

tänk in a sentence

  • Tänk så stor han har blivit
    Oh how he's grown
  • Vilket smart tänk! Jag gillar den här finessen.
    That's some clever thinking! I like this feature.
  • Det behövs ett nytt tänk för att lösa problemen
    New thinking ("a new think") is needed to solve the problems

Questions

What does tänk mean in English?

tänk means “Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.”.

Is it en tänk or ett tänk?

It is ett tänk, and “the ” is tänket.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Deverbal from tänka (“think”).

Nearby common words

tänk is number 350 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 346ny new
  • 347fast firm, permanent
  • 348galen mad, crazy
  • 349hörd heard (listened to), interrogated (short for förhörd)
  • 351fatta understand, get
  • 352lägga put, place
  • 353idag today, today (on the current day)
  • 354sagt said
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