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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett tak

roof, ceiling/tɑːk/

Meaning

roof; ceiling

In Swedish: översta, skyddande delen av rum eller byggnad o dyl

Forms

Forms of tak
Singular, indefiniteett tak
Singular, definitetaket
Plural, indefinitetak
Plural, definitetaken

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

Practise tak

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Is it en tak or ett tak?

tak in a sentence

  • få tak över huvudet
    get a roof over one's head
  • sätta ett tak för skogsavverkningen
    put a limit on tree felling
  • klättra upp på taket
    climb up on the roof
  • ett målat tak
    a painted ceiling

Words built with tak

  • yttertak roof
  • plåttak tin roof
  • biltak roof of a car
  • innertak ceiling

Questions

What does tak mean in English?

tak means “roof, ceiling”.

Is it en tak or ett tak?

It is ett tak, and “the roof” is taket.

What is the plural of tak?

tak doesn't change in the plural: ett tak, två tak (definite: taken).

Similar words

hustak

Origin

From Old Swedish þak, from Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Nearby common words

tak is number 1,208 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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