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nounadjective

en enkel

simple

Något som inte är svårt och lätt att förstå eller göra.

Definition & meaning

Enkel means simple, easy, or single, depending on the context.

  • Simple or uncomplicated: something without unnecessary complexity or decoration.
  • Easy: something that is not difficult to do or understand.
  • Single: one rather than double, such as a single ticket or room.
  • Modest or plain: someone or something unpretentious, or of a basic standard.

Grammar & Word origin

Enkel is an adjective. Its forms include enkelt in the neuter and enkla in the plural and definite forms. The comparative is enklare, and the superlative is enklast.

The word comes from Low German and is related to the idea of being “single” or “not doubled.” It is not normally divided into meaningful parts in modern Swedish.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • lätt — “easy”; emphasizes a lack of difficulty, rather than simplicity of design.
  • simpel — “simple” or “basic”; can sound more negative, suggesting something is crude or inferior.
  • okomplicerad — “uncomplicated”; emphasizes the absence of complications.
  • svår — “difficult”; an antonym when enkel means easy.
  • komplicerad — “complicated”; an antonym when enkel means uncomplicated.
  • dubbel — “double”; an antonym when enkel means single.

Common phrases & collocations

  • en enkel fråga — a simple or easy question.
  • en enkel biljett — a one-way ticket.
  • ett enkelt rum — a basic or plain room; depending on context, potentially a single room.
  • enkelt uttryckt — simply put.

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Examples

Kan du ge mig en enkel uppgift?adjective

Can you give me a simple task?

Maten vi lagade igår var väldigt enkel.adjective

The food we cooked yesterday was very simple.

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