Swedish noun

en kompetens

capability, competence, skill

Meaning

capability; competence; skill

In Swedish: förmåga att klara av en uppgift, skicklighet

Forms

Forms of kompetens
Singular, indefiniteen kompetens
Singular, definitekompetensen
Plural, indefinitekompetenser
Plural, definitekompetenserna

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

Practise kompetens

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Is it en kompetens or ett kompetens?

Words built with kompetens

  • kompetenskrav qualification

Questions

What does kompetens mean in English?

kompetens means “capability, competence”.

Is it en kompetens or ett kompetens?

It is en kompetens, and “the capability” is kompetensen.

What is the plural of kompetens?

The plural of kompetens is kompetenser, and the definite plural is kompetenserna.

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

kompetens is number 8,868 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