Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en anledning

reason, cause, ground

Meaning

reason; cause; ground

In Swedish: skäl, orsak, grund

Forms

Forms of anledning
Singular, indefiniteen anledning
Singular, definiteanledningen
Plural, indefiniteanledningar
Plural, definiteanledningarna

anledning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor anledning, den stora anledningen. Check another noun

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anledning in a sentence

  • med anledning av
    owing to, on account of
  • av någon anledning
    for some reason
  • utan någon anledning
    for no reason at all (whatsoever)
  • du har all anledning att vara nöjd
    you have every reason to be satisfied
  • det finns ingen anledning att oroa sig
    there is no cause for worry
  • Anledningen till att jag är blöt är att det har regnat
    The reason [that] I'm wet is that it's been raining
  • Det har regnat. Av den anledningen är jag blöt.
    It has rained. For that reason, I am wet.
  • Det finns ingen anledning att inte ta sista kakan också
    There's no reason not to take the last cookie too

Questions

What does anledning mean in English?

anledning means “reason, cause”.

Is it en anledning or ett anledning?

It is en anledning, and “the reason” is anledningen.

What is the plural of anledning?

The plural of anledning is anledningar, and the definite plural is anledningarna.

Similar words

orsakskäl

Origin

Calque of German Anleitung.

Nearby common words

anledning is number 752 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