Swedish noun

ett fängelsestraff

imprisonment

Meaning

imprisonment

Forms

Forms of fängelsestraff
Singular, indefiniteett fängelsestraff
Singular, definitefängelsestraffet
Plural, indefinitefängelsestraff
Plural, definitefängelsestraffen

fängelsestraff is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fängelsestraff, det stora fängelsestraffet. Check another noun

Practise fängelsestraff

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Is it en fängelsestraff or ett fängelsestraff?

Questions

What does fängelsestraff mean in English?

fängelsestraff means “imprisonment”.

Is it en fängelsestraff or ett fängelsestraff?

It is ett fängelsestraff, and “the imprisonment” is fängelsestraffet.

What is the plural of fängelsestraff?

fängelsestraff doesn't change in the plural: ett fängelsestraff, två fängelsestraff (definite: fängelsestraffen).

Origin

fängelse + straff

Nearby common words

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