Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett verk

work, agency, works/vɛrk/

Meaning

work; agency; works

In Swedish: handling, arbete

Forms

Forms of verk
Singular, indefiniteett verk
Singular, definiteverket
Plural, indefiniteverk
Plural, definiteverken

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

Practise verk

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Is it en verk or ett verk?

verk in a sentence

  • gå till verket
    go about it, go to it
  • ett ögonblicks verk
    the work of a moment
  • Strindbergs samlade verk
    the collected works of Strindberg
  • statliga verk
    government agency boards, authority, department
  • Den tredje symfonin är kompositörens mest betydelsefulla verk
    The third symphony is the composer's most important work
  • i själva verket
    in reality, actually
  • ett skatteverk
    a tax agency
  • ett sjöfartsverk
    a maritime administration

Expressions

  • i själva verket
    actually, in fact, as a matter of fact

Words built with verk

  • konstverk work of art
  • mästerverk masterpiece
  • Migrationsverket Swedish Migration Board
  • järnverk ironworks
  • urverk clockwork

Questions

What does verk mean in English?

verk means “work, agency”.

Is it en verk or ett verk?

It is ett verk, and “the work” is verket.

What is the plural of verk?

verk doesn't change in the plural: ett verk, två verk (definite: verken).

Similar words

opusalsterarbeteskapelseskriftalster

Origin

From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Nearby common words

verk is number 1,818 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