Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en betydelse

meaning, sense, importance, consequence, significance/bɛ¹tyːdɛlsɛ/

Meaning

meaning, sense; importance, consequence, significance

In Swedish: mening, innebörd

Forms

Forms of betydelse
Singular, indefiniteen betydelse
Singular, definitebetydelsen
Plural, indefinitebetydelser
Plural, definitebetydelserna

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

Practise betydelse

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Is it en betydelse or ett betydelse?

betydelse in a sentence

  • ett ord med många olika betydelser
    a word with many different meanings
  • frågan är av största betydelse för fackföreningsrörelsen
    the question is one of the utmost importance for the trade union movement

Words built with betydelse

  • betydelsefull important, significant
  • betydelselös unimportant, of no significance

Questions

What does betydelse mean in English?

betydelse means “meaning, sense, importance, consequence, significance”.

Is it en betydelse or ett betydelse?

It is en betydelse, and “the meaning” is betydelsen.

What is the plural of betydelse?

The plural of betydelse is betydelser, and the definite plural is betydelserna.

Similar words

innebördav viktsignifikans

Origin

betyda + -else

Nearby common words

betydelse is number 2,733 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary