ett departement
Meaning
ministry; department (US)
In Swedish: enhet inom regeringens centrala kansliorganisation med tjänstemän som sysslar med ett visst ämnesområde
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett departement |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | departementet |
| Plural, indefinite | departement |
| Plural, definite | departementen |
departement is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort departement, det stora departementet. Check another noun
Practise departement
1 / 2Is it en departement or ett departement?
Words built with departement
- departementsråd Assistant Undersecretary
- departementschef Minister; Secretary
- Utbildningsdepartementet Department of Education
Questions
What does departement mean in English?
departement means “ministry, department (US)”.
Is it en departement or ett departement?
It is ett departement, and “the ministry” is departementet.
What is the plural of departement?
departement doesn't change in the plural: ett departement, två departement (definite: departementen).
Similar words
Nearby common words
departement is number 7,805 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,801försiktighetsåtgärd a precaution (precautionary measure)
- 7,802snål mean, tight-fisted
- 7,803överordna superordinate (to make something greater in rank or position)
- 7,804svansa to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner), to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow
- 7,806förspel prelude, foreplay
- 7,807klave tails
- 7,808musikalisk musical
- 7,809nätt cute, pretty
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