Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

beroende

dependent onAlso the present participle of bero.

beroende as an adjective

Meaning

dependent on

In Swedish: påverkad el. kontrollerad av någon el. något; bunden, ofri

Forms

Forms of beroende
Basic formberoendewith en-words
Comparativemer beroende“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemest beroende“-est”, “most …”

beroende as a noun(ett beroende)

Meaning

dependence; addiction

In Swedish: det att vara beroende, bundenhet

Forms

Forms of beroende
Singular, indefiniteett beroende
Singular, definiteberoendet
Plural, indefiniteberoenden
Plural, definiteberoendena

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

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What does beroende mean?

beroende in a sentence

  • Sverige är starkt beroende av omvärlden
    Sweden is strongly dependent on the surrounding world
  • Beroende på vädret kan vi behöva ställa in grillfesten
    Depending [dependent] on the weather, we may have to cancel the barbecue
  • Vi är beroende av Guds stöd
    We depend on [are dependent on] God's support
  • vårt beroende av läkemedel måste minska
    our dependence on pharmaceuticals must be reduced
  • en god påminnelse om vårt beroende av Gud
    a good reminder of our dependence on God
  • Varje beroende man skapar ökar kompileringstiden
    Each dependency you create increases the compile time

Words built with beroende

  • beroendeframkallande habit-forming, addictive

Questions

What does beroende mean in English?

beroende means “dependent on”.

Is it en beroende or ett beroende?

It is ett beroende, and “the dependence” is beroendet.

What is the plural of beroende?

The plural of beroende is beroenden, and the definite plural is beroendena.

Similar words

osjälvständighettorsk

Nearby common words

beroende is number 2,359 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,355löst solved
  • 2,356dock yet, nevertheless, still; however
  • 2,357utomjording an alien, an extraterrestrial
  • 2,358odjur monster, beast
  • 2,360fotboll soccer (US), football (UK); a team sport, football; the ball used in any game called football/soccer; if not clarified, usually the ball in association football.
  • 2,361tant aunt, lady
  • 2,362lex Used before a given name to form names, often informal, for certain laws.
  • 2,364dräkt costume, dress
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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