Swedish noun

en bekantskap

knowledge, acquaintance

Meaning

knowledge; acquaintance

In Swedish: kännedom; bekant

Forms

Forms of bekantskap
Singular, indefiniteen bekantskap
Singular, definitebekantskapen
Plural, indefinitebekantskaper
Plural, definitebekantskaperna

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

Practise bekantskap

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Is it en bekantskap or ett bekantskap?

bekantskap in a sentence

  • stifta (el. göra) bekantskap med omgivningen
    acquaint oneself with (get to know) the neighbourhood
  • stifta bekantskap med någon/något
    get/become acquainted with someone/something (literally "establish acquaintance, " idiomatic)
  • Deras var en ytlig bekantskap
    Theirs was a casual acquaintance
  • Hon är en trevlig bekantskap
    She's a nice acquaintance

Words built with bekantskap

  • bekantskapskrets circle of acquaintances

Questions

What does bekantskap mean in English?

bekantskap means “knowledge, acquaintance”.

Is it en bekantskap or ett bekantskap?

It is en bekantskap, and “the knowledge” is bekantskapen.

What is the plural of bekantskap?

The plural of bekantskap is bekantskaper, and the definite plural is bekantskaperna.

Origin

bekant (“acquaintance”) + -skap (“-ship”)

Nearby common words

bekantskap is number 9,494 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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