Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en väska

bag/²vɛsːka/

Meaning

bag

In Swedish: behållare (med handtag) att bära saker i

Forms

Forms of väska
Singular, indefinite	en väska
Singular, definite	väskan
Plural, indefinite	väskor
Plural, definite	väskorna

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

Practise väska

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Is it en väska or ett väska?

väska in a sentence

packa en väska
pack a bag

Words built with väska

resväska suitcase
toalettväska vanity case, nécessaire
handväska handbag

Questions

What does väska mean in English?

väska means “bag”.

Is it en väska or ett väska?

It is en väska, and “the bag” is väskan.

What is the plural of väska?

The plural of väska is väskor, and the definite plural is väskorna.

Similar words

bagkasse

Origin

From Middle Low German veske.

Nearby common words

väska is number 864 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

860hemsk horrible, ghastly
861kamera camera
862svår difficult, hard
863satte put, placed
865hemlig secret, concealed
866äntligen finally, at last
867företag company, business
868fantastiskt fantastically, amazingly

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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