Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
allmän
common, general, vague, public/ˈalˌmɛn/
Meaning
common; general; vague; public
In Swedish: som delas av el. gäller alla, generell
Forms
| Basic form | allmän | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | allmänt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | allmänna | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | allmännare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | allmännast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise allmän
1 / 1What does allmän mean?
allmän in a sentence
- allmän kurs (i engelska)general course (in English)
- allmän försäkringgeneral insurance; social (public) insurance (scheme)
- av allmänt intresseof general interest
- allmänna (väderleks)utsikter för tisdagengeneral weather forecast (the outlook) for Tuesday
- allmänna valgeneral election
- den allmänna opinionenpublic opinion
- allmän värnpliktcompulsory military service, national service
- en allmän känsla av obehaga vague feeling
Expressions
- det allmännapublic 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
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.
- 3,252registrera register
- 3,253porta to forbid somebody to enter, e.g. a shop, a pub or similar (often due to bad behavior during a previous visit)
- 3,254hjärtattack heart attack
- 3,255avslutad finished
- 3,257attityd attitude
- 3,258koda encode
- 3,259front front
- 3,260borgen security, guarantee
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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

