en tanke
Meaning
thought
In Swedish: det som uppkommer när man tänker, föreställning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tanke |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tanken |
| Plural, indefinite | tankar |
| Plural, definite | tankarna |
tanke is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tanke, den stora tanken. Check another noun
Practise tanke
1 / 2Is it en tanke or ett tanke?
tanke in a sentence
- boken leder tankarna till Strindbergthe book reminds one of Strindberg
- du är alltid i mina tankaryou are always in my thoughts
- Tänk glada tankar!Think happy thoughts!
- ha en tanke i huvudethave a thought in one's head
- ägna en tanke åt någonspare a thought for someone
- Jag har aldrig ens tänkt tanken att ge uppI've never even thought of giving up
- Hon hade aldrig haft en tanke på att bli bagare innan hon praoade på ett bageriShe had never even thought of [never had a thought of] becoming a baker until she interned / did work experience [see prao] at a bakery
- Med tanke på att monstren snart är här så borde vi gömma ossGiven that the monsters will soon be here, we should hide
Expressions
- med tanke påget sby to think twice
Words built with tanke
- tankeförmåga powers of reasoning
- grundtanke basic idea
Questions
What does tanke mean in English?
tanke means “thought”.
Is it en tanke or ett tanke?
It is en tanke, and “the thought” is tanken.
What is the plural of tanke?
The plural of tanke is tankar, and the definite plural is tankarna.
Similar words
fundering
Origin
From Old Swedish þanke, borrowed from Middle Low German danke, from Old Saxon thanc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz, with the initial consonant of the related verb Swedish tänka (“think”).
Nearby common words
tanke is number 824 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

