Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en beredskap

readiness, preparedness

Meaning

readiness; preparedness

In Swedish: det att vara förberedd

Forms

Forms of beredskap
Singular, indefinite	en beredskap
Singular, definite	beredskapen

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

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beredskap in a sentence

hög beredskap
full preparedness, state of alert
han hade en överraskning i beredskap åt gästerna
she had a surprise in store for the guests
ligga i beredskap
be in a state of alert
i beredskap
in readiness

Questions

What does beredskap mean in English?

beredskap means “readiness, preparedness”.

Is it en beredskap or ett beredskap?

It is en beredskap, and “the readiness” is beredskapen.

Origin

Derived from German Bereitschaft.

Nearby common words

beredskap is number 4,804 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,800modigt boldly
4,801polen poland
4,802underteckna sign
4,803genetisk genetic
4,805fantisera fantasize
4,806gram gram
4,807romersk Roman
4,808ånger regret

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