Swedish adjective

enskild

regarded separately (from the group or the like to which it belongs); individual, separate, single, etc., apart from others; individual, separate, private, one-on-one, etc.

Meaning

regarded separately (from the group or the like to which it belongs); individual, separate, single, etc.; apart from others; individual, separate, private, one-on-one, etc.

Forms

Forms of enskild
Basic form	enskild	with en-words
Neuter	enskilt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	enskilda	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer enskild	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest enskild	“-est”, “most …”

Practise enskild

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What does enskild mean?

enskild in a sentence

Vi kommenterar inte enskilda fall
We don't comment on individual cases
Vi är överens i stort, även om vi inte är överens på varje enskild punkt
We are generally in agreement, even if we don't agree on every single point
den enskilt viktigaste faktorn
the single ["individually/singly" – adverb] most important factor
den enskildes ansvar
the responsibility of the individual
gruppundervisning kontra enskild undervisning
group instruction versus individual instruction
Eleverna arbetar både enskilt och i grupp
[The] students work both individually and in groups
Du borde ta ett enskilt snack med honom om hans uppförande
You should have a one-on-one with him about his behavior
Kan vi tala enskilt?
Can we speak privately?

Questions

What does enskild mean in English?

enskild means “regarded separately (from the group or the like to which it belongs); individual, separate, single, etc., apart from others; individual, separate, private, one-on-one, etc.”.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish enskylder, enskilder.

Nearby common words

enskild is number 6,432 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,428pytteliten tiny, very small
6,429deadline deadline
6,430prima first-rate
6,431ödelägga ravage, lay waste
6,433bugga to bug, to bug out (experience bugs, of a (software) system), to bug (fit or record with covert (audio) recording equipment)
6,434ljuvlig lovely, delightful
6,435ögonbryn eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
6,436hemsöka beset, plague

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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