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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en händelse

event, occurrence, chance, coincidence/²hɛndɛlsɛ/

Meaning

event; occurrence; chance; coincidence; accident

In Swedish: något som händer, tilldragelse

Forms

Forms of händelse
Singular, indefiniteen händelse
Singular, definitehändelsen
Plural, indefinitehändelser
Plural, definitehändelserna

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

Practise händelse

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Is it en händelse or ett händelse?

händelse in a sentence

  • en historisk händelse
    a historic event
  • av en händelse
    by chance
  • Jag vill dela med mig av en händelse i helgen
    I want to share a thing that happened this weekend
  • en tragisk händelse
    a tragic event
  • en isolerad händelse
    an isolated incident
  • en mycket sällsynt händelse
    a very rare event
  • Det var en olyckshändelse
    It was an accident [misfortune event]
  • I händelse av brand, krossa glaset
    In case of fire, break [the] glass

Words built with händelse

  • händelseförlopp course of events
  • händelselös uneventful
  • världshändelse event of world importance
  • olyckshändelse accident

Questions

What does händelse mean in English?

händelse means “event, occurrence”.

Is it en händelse or ett händelse?

It is en händelse, and “the event” is händelsen.

What is the plural of händelse?

The plural of händelse is händelser, and the definite plural is händelserna.

Similar words

scenariotilldragelseföreteelseincident

Origin

From hända (“happen”) + -else (“-ing”).

Nearby common words

händelse is number 1,561 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,557vaken awake, alert
  • 1,558ifred in peace, (often more idiomatic) alone
  • 1,559rättvisa justice, fairness
  • 1,560rida ride
  • 1,562duga be adequate, be suitable
  • 1,563rom roe, rum
  • 1,564lyda obey, run
  • 1,566matt feeble, weak
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