Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en generation

generation

Meaning

generation

In Swedish: släktled, mansålder

Forms

Forms of generation
Singular, indefiniteen generation
Singular, definitegenerationen
Plural, indefinitegenerationer
Plural, definitegenerationerna

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

Practise generation

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Is it en generation or ett generation?

generation in a sentence

  • den yngre generationen
    the younger generation

Words built with generation

  • författargeneration generation of writers
  • mellangeneration intermediate generation
  • generationsklyfta generation gap
  • generationsskifte change of generations

Questions

What does generation mean in English?

generation means “generation”.

Is it en generation or ett generation?

It is en generation, and “the generation” is generationen.

What is the plural of generation?

The plural of generation is generationer, and the definite plural is generationerna.

Similar words

släktled

Nearby common words

generation is number 2,961 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,957schema timetable, diagram
  • 2,958sopa sweep
  • 2,959gul yellow
  • 2,960fattad taken, grasped, understood
  • 2,962reklam advertising, publicity
  • 2,963glädja delight, please
  • 2,964bekämpa control, fight
  • 2,966go good, alternative form of god (chiefly of taste)
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