Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ansökan

application

Meaning

application

In Swedish: (skriftlig) begäran

Forms

Forms of ansökan
Singular, indefiniteen ansökan
Singular, definiteansökan
Plural, indefiniteansökningar
Plural, definiteansökningarna

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

Practise ansökan

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Is it en ansökan or ett ansökan?

ansökan in a sentence

  • lägga in en ansökan om lån
    submit an application for a loan

Words built with ansökan

  • avskedsansökan resignation, notice
  • låneansökan loan application

Questions

What does ansökan mean in English?

ansökan means “application”.

Is it en ansökan or ett ansökan?

It is en ansökan, and “the application” is ansökan.

What is the plural of ansökan?

The plural of ansökan is ansökningar, and the definite plural is ansökningarna.

Origin

ansöka + -an.

Nearby common words

ansökan is number 4,163 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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