/ˈɛŋ.kɛl/
UrsprungFrom 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”).
- simple, easy (not difficult)
“Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkelt” — Learning a foreign language isn't always easy
“en enkel uppgift” — a simple task
“Vi vill göra det enklare att resa med tåg” — We want to make it easier to travel by train
- simple (not complex)
“en båt med en enkel konstruktion” — a boat with a simple construction
“Jag är en enkel man” — I'm a simple man
“en enkel maskin” — a simple machine
- simple (plain)
“Lisa bor i en enkel våning utan dekorationer” — Lisa lives in a simple apartment without decorations
“Jag vill bara ha en enkel kopp kaffe utan socker eller andra konstigheter i” — I just want a simple cup of coffee without sugar or other weird things in it
- single (not double or more)
“Vill du ha en enkel eller dubbel burgare?” — Do you want a single or double burger?
“En enkel whiskey, tack” — A single shot of whiskey, please
- one-way, single
“Vill du ha en enkelbiljett eller tur och retur / en tur och retur-biljett?” — Do you want a one-way ticket or a round-trip ticket?
Formerenkel(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · enklare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · enklast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · enkelt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · enklare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · enklast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · enkla(indefinite, plural, positive) · enklare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · enklast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · enkle(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · enklare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · enklast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · enkle(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · enklare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · enklaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · enkla(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · enklare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · enklaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)