Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en erfarenhet

experience

Meaning

experience

In Swedish: upplevelse; kunskap (genom egna upplevelser)

Forms

Forms of erfarenhet
Singular, indefiniteen erfarenhet
Singular, definiteerfarenheten
Plural, indefiniteerfarenheter
Plural, definiteerfarenheterna

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

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erfarenhet in a sentence

  • han hade tio års erfarenhet av jobbet
    he had ten years' experience of the job
  • erfarenheterna från resan var mycket goda
    our experiences of the trip were excellent

Words built with erfarenhet

  • erfarenhetsmässig from experience
  • livserfarenhet life experience

Questions

What does erfarenhet mean in English?

erfarenhet means “experience”.

Is it en erfarenhet or ett erfarenhet?

It is en erfarenhet, and “the experience” is erfarenheten.

What is the plural of erfarenhet?

The plural of erfarenhet is erfarenheter, and the definite plural is erfarenheterna.

Origin

erfaren + -het

Nearby common words

erfarenhet is number 1,738 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,734klaga complain, lodge a complaint
  • 1,735farsa my old man, dad
  • 1,736el electricity, electric current or power; clipping of elektricitet or elektrisk, short for el- och energiprogrammet
  • 1,737frukta fear
  • 1,739tusentals thousands of
  • 1,740publik audience
  • 1,741ifall if, in case
  • 1,742skär light red, pink
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