Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en brottslighet

crime, criminality

Meaning

crime; criminality

In Swedish: brottslig verksamhet

Forms

Forms of brottslighet
Singular, indefinite	en brottslighet
Singular, definite	brottsligheten

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

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brottslighet in a sentence

organiserad brottslighet
organized crime

Words built with brottslighet

ungdomsbrottslighet juvenile delinquency

Questions

What does brottslighet mean in English?

brottslighet means “crime, criminality”.

Is it en brottslighet or ett brottslighet?

It is en brottslighet, and “the crime” is brottsligheten.

Similar words

kriminalitet

Origin

brottslig + -het

Nearby common words

brottslighet is number 4,906 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,902borg castle
4,903ingången entered, agreed upon
4,904blandad mixed
4,905anhörig relation, relative
4,907kärra cart
4,908termin [school] term, period
4,909visning viewing
4,910sexton sixteen

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