Topic: Swedish

"Kockar älskar mat."

Translation:Cooks love food.

November 19, 2014

8 Comments

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  • 70

Cooks=Kockar The Cooks=Kocker?

February 24, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/rhblake

    Cooks = kockar, the cooks = kockarna. (And cook = kock, the cook = kocken).

    February 24, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/beituer
    • 70

    tack!

    February 24, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/EllisDavid

      Is 'chef' synonymous to 'cook' in Swedish?

      November 19, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/rhblake

        Chef, cook (noun) = kock

        Cook (verb) = laga [mat] (mat = food)

        I'm cooking / I cook = Jag lagar mat

        I'm cooking pasta / I cook pasta = Jag lagar pasta

        Boss/chief/manager/director/etc. = chef (or one of several other words depending on context)

        November 19, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/annika_a

          But the word chef in Swedish means boss or manager in English. It comes up (at least) in the Business skill.

          November 19, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/rhblake

            Indeed it does! I should have clarified that. :)

            November 19, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/Bailey39
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            • 254

            Makes sense - it's cognate with chief.

            November 13, 2018
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