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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett bekymmer

concern, anxiety, trouble, worry

Meaning

concern; anxiety; trouble; worry

In Swedish: (anledning till) oro; problem

Forms

Forms of bekymmer
Singular, indefiniteett bekymmer
Singular, definitebekymret
Plural, indefinitebekymmer
Plural, definitebekymren

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

Practise bekymmer

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Is it en bekymmer or ett bekymmer?

bekymmer in a sentence

  • barnen vållade sina föräldrar bekymmer
    the children caused their parents (endless) concern
  • prognoserna inger bekymmer
    the forecasts suggest trouble

Words built with bekymmer

  • bekymmerslös carefree
  • bekymmersam troubled, worrying

Questions

What does bekymmer mean in English?

bekymmer means “concern, anxiety”.

Is it en bekymmer or ett bekymmer?

It is ett bekymmer, and “the concern” is bekymret.

What is the plural of bekymmer?

bekymmer doesn't change in the plural: ett bekymmer, två bekymmer (definite: bekymren).

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish bekymber, likely from Middle Low German bekummer.

Nearby common words

bekymmer is number 2,882 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,878brist scarcity, want
  • 2,879uttalande statement
  • 2,880kön gender
  • 2,881nacke back of the neck
  • 2,883förste Lord
  • 2,884haka to hook (attach with something hook-like), to get hooked (stuck on something hook-like, not figuratively)
  • 2,885juli July
  • 2,886puls pulse
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