en byråkrati
Meaning
bureaucracy
In Swedish: krånglig och formell behandling av olika ärenden, ämbetsmannavälde
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en byråkrati |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | byråkratin |
| Plural, indefinite | byråkratier |
| Plural, definite | byråkratierna |
byråkrati is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor byråkrati, den stora byråkratin. Check another noun
Practise byråkrati
1 / 2Is it en byråkrati or ett byråkrati?
byråkrati in a sentence
- Vad gör man åt den växande byråkratin?What can be done about the growing problem of bureaucracy?
Questions
What does byråkrati mean in English?
byråkrati means “bureaucracy”.
Is it en byråkrati or ett byråkrati?
It is en byråkrati, and “the bureaucracy” is byråkratin.
What is the plural of byråkrati?
The plural of byråkrati is byråkratier, and the definite plural is byråkratierna.
Origin
From French bureaucratie.
Nearby common words
byråkrati is number 8,991 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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