Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en tyska

GermanAlso the plural of tysk./²tʏska/

Meaning

German

In Swedish: språk i Tyskland

Forms

Forms of tyska
Singular, indefinite	en tyska
Singular, definite	tyskan
Plural, indefinite	tyskor
Plural, definite	tyskorna

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

Practise tyska

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Is it en tyska or ett tyska?

tyska in a sentence

Talar du tyska?
Do you speak German?
Hon är tyska
She is [a female] German [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är tysk" also works.]
två tyskor
two German women

Questions

What does tyska mean in English?

tyska means “German”.

Is it en tyska or ett tyska?

It is en tyska, and “the German” is tyskan.

What is the plural of tyska?

The plural of tyska is tyskor, and the definite plural is tyskorna.

Nearby common words

tyska is number 1,973 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,969spegel mirror
1,970stöta knock, bump
1,971grav grave, moat
1,972sola expose to the sun, sunbathe
1,974förlust loss, defeat
1,975sjukt incredibly, totally
1,976evighet eternity
1,977linda wind, wrap

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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