Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en instruktion

instruction(s), directions/ɪnstrɵkˈɧuːn/

Meaning

instruction(s); directions

In Swedish: anvisning hur man ska göra något

Forms

Forms of instruktion
Singular, indefiniteen instruktion
Singular, definiteinstruktionen
Plural, indefiniteinstruktioner
Plural, definiteinstruktionerna

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

Practise instruktion

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Is it en instruktion or ett instruktion?

instruktion in a sentence

  • följa instruktionerna
    follow the instructions

Words built with instruktion

  • instruktionsbok instruction book, manual

Questions

What does instruktion mean in English?

instruktion means “instruction(s), directions”.

Is it en instruktion or ett instruktion?

It is en instruktion, and “the instruction” is instruktionen.

What is the plural of instruktion?

The plural of instruktion is instruktioner, and the definite plural is instruktionerna.

Similar words

handledning

Origin

From Latin īnstrūctiō, from īnstruere.

Nearby common words

instruktion is number 2,927 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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