en befolkning
Meaning
people; population; the inhabitants
In Swedish: folk, invånare
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en befolkning |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | befolkningen |
| Plural, indefinite | befolkningar |
| Plural, definite | befolkningarna |
befolkning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor befolkning, den stora befolkningen. Check another noun
Practise befolkning
1 / 2Is it en befolkning or ett befolkning?
befolkning in a sentence
- 43% av Sveriges befolkning gillar den nya såsen43% of the population of Sweden likes the new sauce
- Sveriges befolkning uppgår till omkring tio miljoner personerThe population of Sweden is around ten million people ("befolkning/folkmängd uppgår till X" is a common collocation)
Words built with befolkning
- civilbefolkning civilian population
- befolkningsgrupp section of the population
Questions
What does befolkning mean in English?
befolkning means “people, population”.
Is it en befolkning or ett befolkning?
It is en befolkning, and “the people” is befolkningen.
What is the plural of befolkning?
The plural of befolkning is befolkningar, and the definite plural is befolkningarna.
Similar words
populationinvånare
Origin
befolka + -ning
Nearby common words
befolkning is number 3,978 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,974klan clan, a clan
- 3,975kid fawn (a young deer)
- 3,976befann found oneself, felt
- 3,977underskatta underestimate
- 3,979olyckshändelse accident
- 3,980diska wash up, do the dishes
- 3,981mack filling (petrol, service) station, (gas station (US)); petrol pump, (gas pump (US))
- 3,982vald elected, selected, chosen, elected, selected, choosen
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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