Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett avtal

agreement, contract

Meaning

agreement; contract

In Swedish: (rättsligt bindande) överenskommelse, uppgörelse

Forms

Forms of avtal
Singular, indefiniteett avtal
Singular, definiteavtalet
Plural, indefiniteavtal
Plural, definiteavtalen

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

Practise avtal

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Is it en avtal or ett avtal?

avtal in a sentence

  • LO träffar avtal med SAF
    the Trade Union Confederation reaches an agreement with the Employers' Confederation
  • avtalet mellan staten och Sveriges Radio
    the agreement between the State and the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation
  • enligt gällande avtal
    under the terms of the existing agreement
  • Du borde verkligen utnyttja möjligheten att förlänga avtalet.
    You should really use the opportunity to extend the agreement.

Words built with avtal

  • avtalsförhandling wage negotiations, collective bargaining
  • kollektivavtal collective agreement
  • avtalsrörelse pay talks, wage negotiations
  • avtalsstridig contrary to contract
  • avtalsvillkor conditions (terms) of contract

Questions

What does avtal mean in English?

avtal means “agreement, contract”.

Is it en avtal or ett avtal?

It is ett avtal, and “the agreement” is avtalet.

What is the plural of avtal?

avtal doesn't change in the plural: ett avtal, två avtal (definite: avtalen).

Similar words

kontraktöverenskommelse

Origin

av- + tal.

Nearby common words

avtal is number 1,300 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