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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en utkik

lookout

Meaning

lookout

In Swedish: spaning

Forms

Forms of utkik
Singular, indefiniteen utkik
Singular, definiteutkiken
Plural, indefiniteutkikar
Plural, definiteutkikarna

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

Practise utkik

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Is it en utkik or ett utkik?

utkik in a sentence

  • hålla utkik över gatan
    keep watch on the street
  • hålla utkik efter isberg
    keeping a lookout for icebergs
  • Nisse höll utkik efter polisen medan de andra rånade juvelerarbutiken
    Nisse kept a lookout for the police while the others robbed the jewelry store
  • Håll utkik efter nedsatta priser
    Be on the lookout for reduced prices
  • skeppets utkik
    the ship's lookout
  • Hon står uppe i utkiken
    She's up in the lookout

Questions

What does utkik mean in English?

utkik means “lookout”.

Is it en utkik or ett utkik?

It is en utkik, and “the lookout” is utkiken.

What is the plural of utkik?

The plural of utkik is utkikar, and the definite plural is utkikarna.

Origin

From ut (“out”) + kika (“look”).

Nearby common words

utkik is number 3,813 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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