Swedish noun

en efterforskning

inquiry, investigation

Meaning

inquiry; investigation

In Swedish: letning, efterspaning

Forms

Forms of efterforskning
Singular, indefiniteen efterforskning
Singular, definiteefterforskningen
Plural, indefiniteefterforskningar
Plural, definiteefterforskningarna

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

Practise efterforskning

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Is it en efterforskning or ett efterforskning?

efterforskning in a sentence

  • brevet har vid efterforskningar påträffats i ett arkiv
    an investigation uncovered the letter in an archive

Questions

What does efterforskning mean in English?

efterforskning means “inquiry, investigation”.

Is it en efterforskning or ett efterforskning?

It is en efterforskning, and “the inquiry” is efterforskningen.

What is the plural of efterforskning?

The plural of efterforskning is efterforskningar, and the definite plural is efterforskningarna.

Origin

efterforska + -ning (“-ing”)

Nearby common words

efterforskning is number 6,719 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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