Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en depression

depression

Meaning

depression

In Swedish: (sjuklig) nedstämdhet

Forms

Forms of depression
Singular, indefiniteen depression
Singular, definitedepressionen
Plural, indefinitedepressioner
Plural, definitedepressionerna

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

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depression in a sentence

  • lida av depression
    suffer depression
  • den stora depressionen i USA under trettitalet
    the Great Depression which hit the United States during the thirties

Questions

What does depression mean in English?

depression means “depression”.

Is it en depression or ett depression?

It is en depression, and “the depression” is depressionen.

What is the plural of depression?

The plural of depression is depressioner, and the definite plural is depressionerna.

Nearby common words

depression is number 4,617 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