Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en insats

stake, effort

Meaning

stake; effort

In Swedish: det man sätter på spel, satsning

Forms

Forms of insats
Singular, indefiniteen insats
Singular, definiteinsatsen
Plural, indefiniteinsatser
Plural, definiteinsatserna

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

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insats in a sentence

  • med livet som insats
    with one's life at stake
  • statliga insatser inom näringslivet
    government efforts in the business sector
  • göra en fin insats för världsfreden
    make a great contribution to world peace
  • Du har gjort en viktig insats
    You've made an important contribution
  • Hon gjorde en god insats på tävlingen
    She performed well at the competition

Questions

What does insats mean in English?

insats means “stake, effort”.

Is it en insats or ett insats?

It is en insats, and “the stake” is insatsen.

What is the plural of insats?

The plural of insats is insatser, and the definite plural is insatserna.

Origin

in + sats

Nearby common words

insats is number 2,462 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,458anlända reach, arrive
  • 2,459sköld buckler, shield
  • 2,460madame synonym of fru (and French)
  • 2,461tävla compete
  • 2,463beteende behaviour, (behavior (US))
  • 2,464flygplats airport
  • 2,465tänd lit, on (of a lamp or candle or other light source), lit (of a fire)
  • 2,466house house music, house (a genre of music)
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary