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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett ansvar

responsibility, liability

Meaning

responsibility; liability

In Swedish: skyldighet att ta på sig skulden (om något går fel)

Forms

Forms of ansvar
Singular, indefiniteett ansvar
Singular, definiteansvaret
Plural, indefiniteansvar
Plural, definiteansvaren

ansvar is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort ansvar, det stora ansvaret. Check another noun

Practise ansvar

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Is it en ansvar or ett ansvar?

ansvar in a sentence

  • bära (el. ha) ansvar för hushållet
    be responsible for the household
  • ta ansvar för ett beslut
    accept responsibility for a decision
  • ta på sig hela ansvaret
    assume (accept) full responsibility

Questions

What does ansvar mean in English?

ansvar means “responsibility, liability”.

Is it en ansvar or ett ansvar?

It is ett ansvar, and “the responsibility” is ansvaret.

What is the plural of ansvar?

ansvar doesn't change in the plural: ett ansvar, två ansvar (definite: ansvaren).

Origin

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō).

Nearby common words

ansvar is number 1,047 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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