adjective

spansk

Spanish

Definition & meaning

Spansk means Spanish: relating to Spain, its people, culture, or language.

Grammar & Word origin

An adjective. Its forms are spansk with common-gender singular nouns, spanskt with neuter singular nouns, and spanska in the plural and definite forms.

It comes from the word for Spain, Spanien , with the adjective-forming suffix -sk.

Synonyms & antonyms

There is no exact everyday synonym or direct antonym. Spanskspråkig means “Spanish-speaking,” so it refers specifically to language rather than to Spain more broadly.

Common phrases & collocations

  • spansk mat — Spanish food
  • spansk kultur — Spanish culture
  • det spanska språket — the Spanish language

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Examples

Hon köper spansk mat.adjective

She buys Spanish food.

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