Swedish noun

en förpliktelse

obligation, commitment

Meaning

obligation; commitment

In Swedish: skyldighet

Forms

Forms of förpliktelse
Singular, indefinite	en förpliktelse
Singular, definite	förpliktelsen
Plural, indefinite	förpliktelser
Plural, definite	förpliktelserna

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

Practise förpliktelse

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Is it en förpliktelse or ett förpliktelse?

förpliktelse in a sentence

iaktta sina förpliktelser
attend to one's commitments

Questions

What does förpliktelse mean in English?

förpliktelse means “obligation, commitment”.

Is it en förpliktelse or ett förpliktelse?

It is en förpliktelse, and “the obligation” is förpliktelsen.

What is the plural of förpliktelse?

The plural of förpliktelse is förpliktelser, and the definite plural is förpliktelserna.

Similar words

skyldighet

Origin

förplikta + -else

Nearby common words

förpliktelse is number 8,162 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,158alle a 19th century (-e/-a ending) form of alla
8,159iland alternative form of i land
8,160bagare baker
8,161biljard billiards
8,163hörna corner, corner (kick)
8,164legitim legitimate
8,165likväl yet, nevertheless
8,166perfektion perfection

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary