enkel.
simple, easy (not difficult)
Meaning & usage
simple, easy (not difficult)
Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkelt
en enkel uppgift
simple (not complex)
en båt med en enkel konstruktion
Jag är en enkel man
simple (not complex) simple (plain)
Lisa bor i en enkel våning utan dekorationer
Jag vill bara ha en enkel kopp kaffe utan socker eller andra konstigheter i
single (not double or more)
Vill du ha en enkel eller dubbel burgare?
En enkel whiskey, tack
single (not double or more) one-way, single
Vill du ha en enkelbiljett eller tur och retur / en tur och retur-biljett?
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish enkil, from Middle Low German enkel, from Proto-Germanic *ainkila-, equivalent to en (“one”) + -el. Compare etymology of English simple. Cognate with Danish enkel, enkelt, Norwegian enkel, Icelandic ekkil, Dutch enkel and Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls). Compare also Latin singulus with the same suffix. See also änka (“widow”) and änkling (“widower”).
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