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allmän

common, general, vague, public/ˈalˌmɛn/

Meaning

common; general; vague; public

In Swedish: som delas av el. gäller alla, generell

Forms

Forms of allmän
Basic formallmänwith en-words
Neuterallmäntwith ett-words
Plural and definiteallmännaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeallmännare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeallmännast“-est”, “most …”

Practise allmän

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What does allmän mean?

allmän in a sentence

  • allmän kurs (i engelska)
    general course (in English)
  • allmän försäkring
    general insurance; social (public) insurance (scheme)
  • av allmänt intresse
    of general interest
  • allmänna (väderleks)utsikter för tisdagen
    general weather forecast (the outlook) for Tuesday
  • allmänna val
    general election
  • den allmänna opinionen
    public opinion
  • allmän värnplikt
    compulsory military service, national service
  • en allmän känsla av obehag
    a vague feeling

Expressions

  • det allmänna
    public authorities

Words built with allmän

  • allmänpolitisk of general political interest
  • allmänmänsklig human, universal
  • allmänläkare general practitioner

Questions

What does allmän mean in English?

allmän means “common, general”.

Similar words

för allavanliggenerelloffentligpublik

Origin

From Old Norse almennr.

Nearby common words

allmän is number 3,256 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary