Swedish noun · adjective

en betjänt

valet, manservant

betjänt as a noun(en betjänt)

Meaning

valet; manservant

In Swedish: uppassare anställd hos person

Forms

Forms of betjänt
Singular, indefiniteen betjänt
Singular, definitebetjänten
Plural, indefinitebetjänter
Plural, definitebetjänterna

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

betjänt as an adjective

Meaning

served by

In Swedish: som är i stånd att dra fördel av en viss omständighet

Practise betjänt

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Is it en betjänt or ett betjänt?

betjänt in a sentence

  • landet är inte betjänt av frihandel
    the interests of the country are not served by free trade

Questions

What does betjänt mean in English?

betjänt means “valet, manservant”.

Is it en betjänt or ett betjänt?

It is en betjänt, and “the valet” is betjänten.

What is the plural of betjänt?

The plural of betjänt is betjänter, and the definite plural is betjänterna.

Similar words

passopp

Origin

Calque of German Bedienter, a nominalization of bedient, the past participle of bedienen (“to serve”).

Nearby common words

betjänt is number 5,478 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary